{"id":1389210,"date":"2022-03-18T18:05:30","date_gmt":"2022-03-18T22:05:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1389210"},"modified":"2022-03-18T23:15:04","modified_gmt":"2022-03-19T03:15:04","slug":"brian-kemp-suspends-georgia-gas-tax-amid-record-high-prices","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/brian-kemp-suspends-georgia-gas-tax-amid-record-high-prices\/","title":{"rendered":"Brian Kemp Suspends Georgia Gas Tax amid Record-High Prices"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fbrian-kemp-suspends-georgia-gas-tax-amid-record-high-prices%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1389210&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><\/div>\n<p class=\"subheading\">Gov. Brian Kemp (R) signed a bill Friday evening temporarily suspending Georgia\u2019s excise tax on motor fuel, which is currently at 29 cents per gallon.<\/p>\n<p>The bill, H.B. 304, passed the Senate in a 55\u20130 vote on Thursday after the national average gas price <a href=\"https:\/\/gasprices.aaa.com\/?state=US\">reached<\/a> its highest point ever recorded this month and currently sits at $4.27 per gallon as of Friday, according to AAA data.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"D-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"gmxrevmore\" class=\"H\"><\/figure>\n<p>Georgia\u2019s rate is almost right in line with the national average, costing an average of $4.22 per gallon, according to the same data.<\/p>\n<p>The rate in Georgia represents an increase of nearly 60 percent over one year, and \u201cincreased fuel costs and sky-high inflation\u201d could cost households an additional $2,000 annually, Kemp said in a video statement upon signing the bill.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cToday I signed H.B. 304 to temporarily halt collection of the state gas tax and ease the burden consumers are feeling at the pump,\u201d Kemp said. \u201cWe can\u2019t fix everything that Washington has broken, but we are doing our part to lessen the impact on your wallet.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B2\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n[embedded content]\n<p>The governor attributed high costs to the Biden administration and observed that gas costs were already surging in the U.S. before Russia, one of the world\u2019s top oil producers, invaded Ukraine.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSince the day he took office, President Biden and his administration have fueled inflation while hamstringing domestic energy production,\u201d Kemp said.<\/p>\n<p>The bill, which halts the tax through May 31, became effective immediately upon its signing, but as the <em>Atlanta Journal-Constitution<\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ajc.com\/politics\/georgia-senate-gives-final-passage-to-gas-tax-suspension\/VMQXXQEYFBF2TH3RP5OTD67WVE\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">noted<\/a>, the cost relief would take a period of time to appear at gas stations while already purchased and taxed fuel is sold to customers.<\/p>\n<p>The bill comes as several other Republican governors mull proposals to lift their state gas taxes. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R)\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.flgov.com\/2021\/11\/22\/governor-ron-desantis-proposes-gas-tax-relief-to-save-floridians-more-than-1-billion\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">proposed<\/a>\u00a0a temporary gas tax relief measure in November that could go into effect later this year, and Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin (R) announced this week his proposal for a three-month gas tax holiday.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B3\" class=\"a8d adSo\"><\/figure>\n<p>Some Democrat governors, too, have recognized the bipartisan concerns over gas prices and have sought solutions in their states despite typically avoiding tax reductions and also pushing for alternative energy sources. Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer (D)\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.detroitnews.com\/story\/news\/local\/michigan\/2022\/03\/18\/whitmer-voices-support-suspension-6-sales-tax-fuel\/7094312001\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">signaled<\/a> on Friday she would support suspending the state\u2019s sales tax on fuel after previously <a href=\"https:\/\/www.detroitnews.com\/story\/news\/local\/michigan\/2022\/03\/18\/whitmer-voices-support-suspension-6-sales-tax-fuel\/7094312001\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">indicating<\/a> she would veto a gas excise tax suspension proposal, according to the <em>Detroit News<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers (D)\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GovWhitmer\/status\/1501279740946223107?s=20&#038;t=t0eITZbU9vHbRbz00uqGpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">joined<\/a> Whitmer and a handful of other Democrat governors this month in calling on the Biden administration to suspend the federal gas tax, but per local outlet NBC 15, Evers has\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbc15.com\/2022\/03\/09\/evers-holds-off-state-gas-tax-suspension-pushes-federal-one\/\">refused<\/a> to consider a state tax pause.<\/p>\n<p>In Georgia, Kemp said he anticipated signing additional legislation \u201cin the coming days\u201d as the General Assembly\u2019s legislative session nears its March 31 end date.<\/p>\n<p>Kemp said, \u201cIn the coming days as we\u00a0finish up this year\u2019s legislative session, I look forward to signing more legislation to cut taxes, invest in our schools, strengthen public safety, and keep partisan politics out of the classroom.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em>Write to Ashley Oliver at <a href=\"mailto:aoliver@breitbart.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">aoliver@breitbart.com<\/a>. Follow her on Twitter at <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/asholiver\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@asholiver<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Gov. Brian Kemp (R) signed a bill Friday evening temporarily suspending Georgia\u2019s excise tax on motor fuel, which is currently at 29 cents per gallon. 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