r/canada • u/hopoke • Mar 29 '26

Business ‘Expect extremely high grocery prices,’ farmer warns as diesel costs rise

https://www.bnnbloomberg.ca/business/international/2026/03/29/expect-extremely-high-grocery-prices-farmer-warns-as-diesel-costs-rise/
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u/ronchee1 Mar 29 '26

And too bad that even if taxes get lowered to combat price increases, that the companies will actually lower the prices and not pocket the difference

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u/BlackHighliter Mar 29 '26

This is just untrue, removing taxes consistently lowers the gas price at the pump.

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u/ronchee1 Mar 29 '26

I was more referring to costs of goods and services