NC Lawmakers to Consider State Gas Tax Relief in Wednesday Special Session

NC lawmakers to consider state gas tax relief in Wednesday special session

RALEIGH, N.C. (WNCN) — State lawmakers are headed back to Raleigh on Wednesday for a special session tackling rising gas and diesel prices. Republican leaders announced the move Saturday. A joint proclamation issued Monday indicates that lawmakers will convene at noon on Wednesday to consider legislation providing relief from the state gas tax, which is [...]

North Carolina lawmakers called into special session for gas, diesel tax relief

North Carolina lawmakers are being called back to Raleigh for a special legislative session Wednesday to consider tax relief aimed at lowering gasoline and diesel costs.

NC lawmakers weigh gas tax pause as drivers feel the pinch at the pump

"Rising fuel costs are squeezing North Carolina families’ pocketbooks and creating challenges for farmers across the state," House speaker Destin Hall, R-Caldwell, posted on X. "North Carolinians can’t afford to wait.""Today, @SenatorBerger and I are calling for a special session…

As elections near, NC lawmakers target gas tax. What they could do and when you’d see relief

NC lawmakers are promising fuel-cost relief as other states cut gas taxes. It’s an approach Senate leader Phil Berger questioned just months ago.

North Carolina lawmakers eye gas tax relief before midterms

Solons Return for Gas Tax, Diesel Discussions

Both houses of the General Assembly will reconvene Wednesday to discuss possible changes to the gas tax and other ways to lower fuel costs. Sources say among the possible solutions being considered for discussion are permanent changes to the dyed diesel fuel requirements. Gov. Josh Stein last week ordered a suspension of penalties for use of undyed, “off-road” diesel in an attempt to reduce costs for farmers. Federal rules still apply, but Stein…