(Alice McFarlane@farmnewsNOW Staff)

By Alice McFarlane

Fuel Charge Exemption

Proposed tax exemption on cardlocks

Mar 22, 2019 | 12:56 PM

The Fuel Charge Exemption Certificate will be an important piece of paper for farmers.

The Agricultural Producers Association of Saskatchewan (APAS) raised concerns that farm fuel purchased at cardlocks will not be eligible for the carbon tax exemption. That tax will come into effect on April 1.

This week’s federal budget said the exemption would be addressed through new regulations under the Greenhouse Gas Pollution Pricing Act. There is a 30-day-comment-period on those proposed regulations to include cardlock fuel under the carbon tax exemption. The comment period will end on April 19, and once the new regulation is passed, it is expected to be retroactive to April 1.

APAS said producers should talk to their bulk fuel supplier and get a certificate stating that the cardlock fuel will be used for their farming operation before taking delivery of fuel either at the farm gate or through a cardlock station.

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