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Drivers will save 13 cents per litre on gasoline and diesel. The federal government has also suspended its fuel excise tax until the end of January. Alberta's Finance Minister Jason Nixon stated the province is in line for its sixth-consecutive surplus. The province will monitor prices at the pump for price gouging."},{"type":"heading","text":"Disagreement on end date"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"The Daily Hive reported the suspension would last until 2027, while other reports stated it would end at the close of the year. The Toronto Star and Global News also reported the suspension would last until the end of the year."},{"type":"heading","text":"What the coverage left out"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"None of the left-rated or centre-rated reports mentioned Alberta's Finance Minister Jason Nixon stating the province is in line for its sixth-consecutive surplus. 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