Gas prices remain elevated worldwide in the fallout from the Iran war and some temporary relief at the pumps for Canadian consumers is set to end next month when the fuel excise tax pause expires.

It is not yet clear if the federal government plans to extend the pause, but if it does expire next month, then it could wind up costing even more to fill up.

Ottawa launched the temporary measure in April, which removed the federal excise tax from retail gas in Canada until Sept. 7.

“Clearly the removal of the federal excise tax took some of the sting away from these higher prices,” says Dan McTeague, president of Canadians for Affordable Energy.

“The…

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