Gas tax suspension signed into law, will last through May 31
A plan to temporarily suspend Georgia’s motor fuel tax in the wake of sky-high gasoline prices was made official Friday afternoon with Gov. Brian Kemp’s signature.
Both the Senate and House unanimously passed the bill. It will be in effect until May 31, when the governor will have the option to renew the suspension.
Georgia’s gas tax is 29.1 cents per gallon for gasoline and 32.6 cents per gallon for diesel.
Georgia’s pump prices have dipped slightly in recent days but remain near record highs. A gallon of regular gasoline set the average Georgia driver back $4.24 on Thursday, down from $4.26 on Wednesday, but the same gallon of gas would have cost $2.73 this time last year when the pandemic still curtailed travel below past years.
If the bill were in effect Thursday, Georgians would pay about $59.25 to fill a 15-gallon tank rather than $63.60.
Read more: https://georgiarecorder.com/brief/planned-gas-tax-suspension-ready-for-kemps-signature-despite-partisan-sniping/
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