{"id":2029456,"date":"2023-09-12T15:37:01","date_gmt":"2023-09-12T19:37:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/georgia-suspends-gas-tax-amid-emergency-declaration-over-inflation\/"},"modified":"2023-09-12T15:40:06","modified_gmt":"2023-09-12T19:40:06","slug":"georgia-suspends-gas-tax-amid-emergency-declaration-over-inflation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/georgia-suspends-gas-tax-amid-emergency-declaration-over-inflation\/","title":{"rendered":"Georgia suspends gas tax due to inflation emergency declaration."},"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%2Fgeorgia-suspends-gas-tax-amid-emergency-declaration-over-inflation%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=2029456&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 data-post-content=\"true\" class=\"post_content\" id=\"post_content\">\n<p>Georgia\u2064 Gov. Brian Kemp Takes Action to Provide Relief Amid Economic Challenges<\/p>\n<div class=\"my-5\">\n<p>Georgia Governor Brian Kemp has\u2064 declared a state of emergency \u200din response to high inflation and negative economic conditions affecting\u2062 Georgians. In an effort to provide\u200d relief,\u2064 the\u200b governor has suspended \u200ctaxes on diesel and gasoline.<\/p>\n<p>Mr. Kemp signed an <a href=\"https:\/\/gov.georgia.gov\/executive-action\/executive-orders\/2023\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">executive order<\/a> on\u2062 Sept. 12, declaring a legal emergency over higher\u200b prices and suspending state taxes on diesel and gasoline starting on \u2062Sept. 13 and \u2064lasting through Oct. \u206212.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&#8220;From runaway\u200d federal spending to policies that hamstring domestic energy production, \u200dall Bidenomics has done is take more money out of the pockets of the middle class,\u201d \u200bMr. Kemp said in a statement.<\/p>\n<div class=\"shortcode\">\n<div class=\"border-comp-divider mb-4 mr-4 w-full max-w-[500px] border px-5 py-4 text-[16px] leading-[20px] text-[#262626] md:float-left\" id=\"in_article_related_stories\">\n<div class=\"mb-3 font-sans text-[16px] font-semibold uppercase leading-[19px] text-[#2F2F2F]\">Related Stories<\/div>\n<div class=\"mb-4 flex gap-2\">\n<div class=\"grow\">\n<div class=\"mb-1 line-clamp-2\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/us\/biden-admin-cancels-7-trump-era-oil-and-gas-leases-in-alaskas-arctic-region-5487430\">Biden Administration Cancels 7 \u200dTrump-Era \u200bOil, \u2064Gas Leases in Alaska&#8217;s Arctic<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"text-comp-caption text-[14px] leading-[18px]\">9\/6\/2023<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"shrink-0 basis-[120px]\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/us\/biden-admin-cancels-7-trump-era-oil-and-gas-leases-in-alaskas-arctic-region-5487430\"><\/a><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"mb-4 flex gap-2\">\n<div class=\"grow\">\n<div class=\"mb-1 line-clamp-2\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/world\/how-to-save-at-the-pump-amid-rising-gas-prices-analyst-shares-tips-5450326\">How to Save at the Pump \u200dAmid Rising Gas Prices: Analyst Shares\u200c Tips<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"text-comp-caption text-[14px] leading-[18px]\">8\/8\/2023<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"shrink-0 basis-[120px]\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/world\/how-to-save-at-the-pump-amid-rising-gas-prices-analyst-shares-tips-5450326\"><\/a><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\u201cWhile high prices continue to \u2062hit family budgets, hardworking Georgians \u2063deserve real relief and that&#8217;s why\u200d I signed an executive order today to deliver it directly to them at the pump,&#8221; he added.<\/p>\n<p>While \u2064inflation has come down from the \u20649.1 percent peak in June 2022, \u2064many consumers are still \u2063reeling from persistently elevated price pressures of recent years.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The high inflation of\u200b the past two-plus years has done lots\u200c of\u200b economic damage. Due\u200d to\u200b the high \u200cinflation,\u2064 the typical household spent $202 \u200dmore in July than they did a year ago to buy the same goods and services. And they spent $709 more than they did two years \u200dago,&#8221; Moody&#8217;s \u2063Analytics chief economist Mark Zandi wrote in a recent post on X.<\/p>\n<div class=\"shortcode post-related-videos\">\n<div class=\"lazyload-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"lazyload-placeholder\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"my-5\">\n<p>Mr. Kemp referred to\u200d the \u2062Moody&#8217;s Analytics \u2062calculations in his emergency declaration \u200bannouncement, while noting that suspending the state excise tax will save Georgians 31.2 cents per gallon of gasoline and 35 cents per gallon of diesel.<\/p>\n<h2>Prior Gas Tax Suspension<\/h2>\n<p>Previously, Mr. Kemp \u200dsuspended Georgia&#8217;s gas \u2062tax \u2064in March 2022 when inflation was running hotter. He signed seven extensions after that, finally announcing in December 2022 that he would stop extending it.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&#8220;When the gas tax was \u2063suspended from March through December of last year, 2022, Georgians saved roughly $1.7 billion at the pump,&#8221; Mr. Kemp&#8217;s office said in a statement.<\/p>\n<p>Georgia House\u200b Speaker Jon Burns, a Republican, praised Mr. Kemp&#8217;s decision to \u200dsuspend motor fuel\u2063 taxes &#8220;to keep our people and our\u200d economy \u200cmoving \u200cdespite Washington&#8217;s inaction on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/after-killing-us-oil-projects-biden-begs-russia-saudi-arabia-for-help-fighting-rising-gas-prices\/\" title=\"After Killing US Oil Projects, Biden Begs Russia, Saudi Arabia For Help Fighting Rising Gas Prices\">rising fuel prices<\/a>.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The average cost \u2062of regular gasoline in Georgia is currently $3.57 per gallon, up from $3.24 a year ago, according \u2064to AAA.<\/p>\n<p>Mr. Kemp&#8217;s office said that drivers can expect to see lower prices at the pump within a few days.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;DON&#8217;T FILL YOUR \u200dTANK today if you live in Georgia, cheaper #gasprices coming,&#8221; Patrick De Haan, head of \u200bpetroleum analysis at GasBuddy, said in a \u2063post on X.<\/p>\n<p>A week ago, gas prices \u200drose\u2062 to \u200btheir highest seasonal\u200b level since 2012,\u200d defying expectations for significant relief at the\u200d pumps after Labor Day weekend, which marks \u200dthe unofficial end to\u200c the summer\u2063 driving season.<\/p>\n<p>Sept. 5, the first working \u200dday after Labor Day, saw the national average cost for a gallon of regular-grade\u2063 gas at $3.81, which is the second-highest for that time of year\u2063 since 1994.<\/p>\n<p>Typically,\u2064 the end of the summer driving season\u2064 is marked by expectations that pump prices will ease, though these may fall flatter this season as \u200cthe Energy \u2064Information Administration (EIA) expects that crude demand will stay high amid relatively <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gasoline-prices-hit-highest-seasonal-level-in-over-10-years\/\" title=\"Gas prices reach decade-high seasonal level.\">strong economic indicators<\/a> in the United States coupled\u200b with Saudi Arabia&#8217;s\u200b decision \u2062to\u200b <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/white-house-accuses-opec-of-aligning-with-russia-as-biden-faces-more-midterm-pressure\/\" title=\"White House Accuses OPEC of \u2018Aligning With Russia\u2019 as Biden Faces More Midterm Pressure\">slash oil production<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We expect the production cuts, combined with \u200dincreasing demand, will\u2062 cause global oil inventories to fall and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-romney-cotton-minimum-wage-plan-is-anti-conservative-and-embraces-the-logic-of-the-left\/\" title=\"The Romney\/Cotton Minimum Wage Plan Is Anti-Conservative And Embraces The Logic Of The Left\">put upward pressure<\/a> on crude oil prices through the end of this year,&#8221; the \u2063agency \u200cstated in its This Week \u200din\u2064 Petroleum report on Aug. 30.<\/p>\n<p>Defying \u200dwidespread \u2062predictions\u2063 for declines after Labor Day\u2014but in line with EIA&#8217;s projection for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/georgia-suspends-gas-tax-amid-emergency-declaration-over-inflation\/\" title=\"Georgia suspends gas tax due to inflation emergency declaration.\">continued upward price\u2062 pressures\u2014gasoline\u2063 prices<\/a> have continued to \u2063rise over the past week. The current national average now\u200c sits at\u2063 $3.85 \u200dper gallon, per AAA.<\/p>\n<div class=\"my-5\">\n<p>Mr. Haan told The\u2062 Epoch Times in an emailed statement that &#8220;with the switch back to \u2062winter \u2063gasoline less than two weeks away, we could eventually see\u2064 more dow<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp declared a state of emergency due to adverse economic conditions caused by Washington&#8217;s policies. To alleviate the burden, he suspended taxes on diesel and gasoline. 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