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Energy, Science and Technology Minister Tim Sale has introduced legislation which would mandate the use of 10 per cent ethanol blends in gasoline by 2005. The program would also establish a tax preference for ethanol that is produced and consumed in Manitoba. "We are pleased to follow through on our commitment to promote ethanol as a clean energy alternative for Manitoba," said Sale. "By promoting the use of ethanol, this legislation helps to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and protect the environment. At the same time, as a new engine of economic growth for rural Manitoba, ethanol will help to further diversify the rural economy." See 'Legislation' P.# Con't from P.# The Biofuels Act is enabling legislation that would allow the province, by regulation, to require 85 per cent of gasoline sold in Manitoba to be blended with 10 per cent ethanol by September 2005. The Manitoba ethanol program would also provide a declining tax preference averaging approximately 1.5 cents per litre of gasoline that is blended with 10 per cent Manitoba-made ethanol, ending by 2013. As a result of the tax preference, consumers would not experience a price increase at the pump under the program. Sale noted that the province is working closely with agricultural industries, grain growers, ethanol producers, fuel blenders, suppliers and local communities in developing regulations to support the use of ethanol in the province. Earlier this year, the province announced that it had accepted all 32 recommendations of the Manitoba Ethanol Advisory Panel.
