Consumers can now turn to the Internet to find out second by second how much gas regulation is really costing them.
The Atlantic Institute for Market Studies has established a website that posts the cost of operating the gas price regulation system in all four Atlantic Canadian provinces.
The Money Guzzling Gas Regulation Gauge says Atlantic Canadians have paid more than $150 million extra for gasoline because of price regulation so far.
On Sunday, the total cost of gas regulation for New Brunswick was listed at more than $9.4 million, according to the institute’s website.