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Gas prices are high. But do the numbers support suspending state gas taxes?
Some officials say a one-month tax holiday could ease pressure as gasoline prices remain above $4 a gallon, lawmakers said.
- With national gas prices topping $4 per gallon, federal and state officials are discussing temporary motor fuel tax suspensions to provide relief to motorists.
- Global energy volatility following the war forced retail prices higher, prompting policymakers to seek ways to mitigate the financial burden on families.
- Georgia signed a gas tax suspension law on March 20, the first state to act since the war started; three days later, Utah Governor Spencer Cox signed a law trimming 6 cents off the state's 38-cent-per-gallon tax.
- Legislative leaders in Connecticut, including Majority Leader Bob Duff, warned that tax cuts could drain critical funding for road and bridge repairs needed across the state.
- Critics argue that tax suspensions provide only marginal relief, noting that such measures fail to address the underlying market volatility driving price spikes.
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Gas prices are high. But do the numbers support suspending state gas taxes?
With the average price of a gallon of gas topping $4 nationally, some federal and state officials discussed temporarily reducing motor fuel taxes to provide relief to motorists.
·Billings, United States
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