Montreal's gas prices increase for no reason

By:  futureatlas.com

Gas prices have reach 1.46 cents in Montreal this Tuesday, as the city increases the cost of gas by more than 10 cents per litre overnight.

However this comes as no surprise to Montrealers who are used to countless unnecessary price hikes in 2012. According to CAA Quebec, these unjustified increases are more likely to occur before holiday weekends.

CAA has also deemed eight out of the 12 gas price hikes in 2012 to be unwarranted.

Sophie Gagnon, CAA-Quebec’s vice president for public and government relations has stated that the industry makes sure to get the maximum profit by taking advantage of times when they know motorists will be on the road.

Currently Montreal-area drivers deal with the most pre-weekend price hiking when compared to Québec City and Sherbrooke.

Montreal also pays the highest gas taxes among Canada’s largest cities with an average of 36 per cent in tax on top of the average price for a litre of gasoline. This is 5 per cent higher than the overall Canadian average, currently resting at 31 per cent.