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Description
The Alberta Farm Fuel Benefit is designed to offer motor fuel to Alberta farmers at prices competitive with those paid by farmers in other parts of North America. The benefit is made up of a fuel tax exemption and the Alberta Farm Fuel Distribution Allowance, which further reduces the cost of diesel fuel.
Who is eligible?
To qualify for the benefit, producers must:
| 1. | be actively and directly farming by controlling farming assets and making the day to day management decisions; |
| 2. | have annual farm commodity production worth at least $10,000 or $5,000 - $9,999, if the only other significant sources of income are Canada Pension Plan or Old Age Security. |
What help is available?
The tax exemption portion of the benefit allows farmers to purchase marked gasoline and diesel, exempt of the nine (9) cents per litre provincial fuel tax. The Alberta Farm Fuel Distribution Allowance (AFFDA) further reduces the cost of marked diesel fuel by six (6) cents per litre. The current fuel tax on propane is six and one-half (6.5) cents per litre and propane used for farming purposes is exempt from this tax. This program has been in effect for many years, providing the tax exemption and AFFDA grant to eligible farmers.
Application forms are available from bulk fuel dealers.
Contact
Dale Dowswell or Deb Van Gaalen , Rural Services Division, #201 J.G. O'Donoghue Building, 7000 - 113 Street, Edmonton T6H 5T6, Phone: (780) 422-9167, toll-free by fist dialing 310-0000. |
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