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Soaring gas prices hurt businesses in New Brunswick

CBC News -- Gasoline prices have hit a three-year high in New Brunswick and that is causing some New Brunswick businesses to look at passing those costs along to their customers.

The Energy and Utilities Board set the maximum price of regular self-serve gasoline on Thursday at 136.2 cents per litre, which is the highest price in three years.

The escalating pump prices come as global oil prices are also continuing to soar.

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Submitted Apr 19, 2012 By: momsno1_taxi

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CVA19 Champion Author Salem Posts:2,393 Points:610,325 Joined:Aug 2011	Message Posted: Apr 19, 2012 9:40:16 PM Ignore CVA19 Report Abuse It's called inflation, Canadians. Something the Obama administration, here in US, denies is happening.
fedupMN Champion Author Twin Cities Posts:2,954 Points:573,455 Joined:Mar 2011	Message Posted: Apr 19, 2012 11:04:11 AM Ignore fedupMN Report Abuse WOW.... a three year high... who would have guessed that..
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