As one province pauses the gas tax to provide savings at the pumps, another is bringing it back.

The tax, which costs drivers 14 cents per litre, would be suspended for between six and 12 months, Kinew said, adding the freeze would remain as long as inflation remains high.

One day after federal trade minister Jim Carr confirmed Winnipeg will see at least $40 million from this year's gas tax allocation, Mayor Brian Bowman said he hopes to see that money spent on local roads.