{"id":2112794,"date":"2023-11-30T20:41:01","date_gmt":"2023-12-01T01:41:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/georgia-gas-tax-back-in-effect-as-focus-moves-to-legislature-to-take-action\/"},"modified":"2023-11-30T20:44:00","modified_gmt":"2023-12-01T01:44:00","slug":"georgia-gas-tax-back-in-effect-as-focus-moves-to-legislature-to-take-action","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/georgia-gas-tax-back-in-effect-as-focus-moves-to-legislature-to-take-action\/","title":{"rendered":"Georgia gas tax reinstated as legislature urged to act"},"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-gas-tax-back-in-effect-as-focus-moves-to-legislature-to-take-action%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=2112794&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--><p>Gas prices \u2062in Georgia \u200bare \u2064about to go up as the \u2064state&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/kemp-extends-gas-tax-suspension-to-fight-disastrous-effects-of-bidenomics\/\" title=\"Kemp extends gas tax suspension to fight 'disastrous effects of Bidenomics'\">gas tax\u200b suspension<\/a> comes to an end. The \u2063responsibility now falls on the Georgia legislature to take further action. \u2062<\/p>\n<p>Governor Brian Kemp initiated the suspension of the \u2063gas tax,\u200d blaming &#8220;Bidenomics&#8221; \u2064for the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/is-everything-racist-four-everyday-things-the-biden-administration-presents-as-racist\/\" title=\"Is Everything Racist? Four Everyday Things The Biden Administration Presents As \u2018Racist\u2019\">high gas prices<\/a>. He extended \u200cthe suspension twice leading up to\u200b the current\u2063 legislative special session. <\/p>\n<p>In a statement, Kemp expressed his gratitude \u200bfor\u2064 the partnership\u2062 of the General Assembly and\u200b their efforts to provide \u2063relief \u200bto families affected by &#8220;Bidenomics.&#8221; However, the gas tax \u2064suspension could only \u2063last until the next legislative session, which began on\u200b Wednesday and ended\u200c at \u206311:59 p.m. EST the same day. \u2064<\/p>\n<p>As\u2064 a result, Georgians will now have to\u2063 pay\u2064 an additional 31.2 cents per gallon of\u2064 gas and \u206235 cents per \u2064gallon of diesel fuel. Despite this, \u200bGeorgia \u2064still has gas prices lower than the \u200bnational average. \u2063AAA \u2063reports that the average price per gallon of\u2062 gas in Georgia is $2.793, compared to the national \u2062average of $3.246. <\/p>\n<p>Governor Kemp called for the legislature to ratify his emergency declarations during the \u2062special session. However, he \u2064does not plan to ask lawmakers to pass legislation on the matter. <\/p>\n<p>Moving forward, \u2064the options \u2062for the gas\u200b tax in Georgia include the legislature taking action \u200cor Governor Kemp declaring another state\u200d of \u2062emergency\u2063 to \u2062suspend the tax until the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/abbott-announces-second-legislative-session-to-pass-election-reform-bill-after-democrats-fled-the-state\/\" title=\"Abbott Announces Second Legislative Session To Pass Election Reform Bill After Democrats Fled The State\">regular legislative session<\/a> in January. The governor has been discussing the\u200b next steps with\u200c state \u200blawmakers.  <\/p>\n<h2> What actions can the Georgia \u2062legislature take to address the increase in\u200d gas \u2062prices?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  The end\u200c of \u200bthe gas tax suspension in Georgia marks\u2063 a significant change for residents of the state, as they can expect an increase \u2063in\u200b gas\u200b prices in the coming days. It now falls upon the Georgia \u200clegislature\u200c to take further action in order to address this \u200cissue.<\/p>\n<p>Governor Brian Kemp, who\u2064 had initiated the suspension of the gas tax, \u200chas attributed the high gas prices \u2063to what he called &#8220;Bidenomics&#8221;. He extended the suspension\u2064 twice prior to the current legislative special session. Governor Kemp expressed his\u2063 appreciation for the collaboration of the General Assembly and their efforts to provide relief to families affected by &#8220;Bidenomics&#8221;. However, the gas tax suspension had \u2063an\u200c expiration date and could only last until the \u2062next legislative session, which began on Wednesday and ended at 11:59 p.m. EST the same day.<\/p>\n<p>Consequently, Georgians will now\u2062 have \u200dto accommodate an \u200badditional cost\u2062 of 31.2 cents per gallon of gas and \u200b35 cents per gallon of \u2064diesel fuel.\u200d Despite this, Georgia&#8217;s gas prices are still\u2064 lower than the national average. According to AAA, the average price per gallon of gas in Georgia stands at $2.793, compared to the\u200c national average of $3.246.<\/p>\n<p>Governor Kemp urged the legislature to ratify his emergency declarations during the special session. However, he \u2063does not intend \u200cto request lawmakers to pass specific legislation regarding the matter.<\/p>\n<p>Looking ahead, there \u2064are several\u2063 possibilities for the gas tax \u200cin Georgia.\u2063 One potential\u200c option includes the legislature\u2063 taking action on this issue, while another possibility is Governor\u200b Kemp declaring another \u200cstate \u2062of emergency to suspend the tax until the regular legislative session in January. Governor Kemp has been engaging in discussions with state lawmakers to determine the next steps in addressing this matter.<\/p>\n<p>In conclusion, as the \u200dgas\u200d tax suspension in Georgia comes to an end, residents are \u200cbracing themselves for an increase in gas prices. The responsibility now rests on the Georgia legislature to\u200c devise a plan to address this \u200bissue and provide relief to families affected by the rising \u200ccosts of fuel. Governor Kemp&#8217;s leadership and ongoing discussions with state lawmakers will be instrumental \u200din determining the most viable approach moving forward.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Gas prices in Georgia will increase as the emergency suspension of the state&#8217;s gas tax ends. The responsibility now lies with the Georgia legislature for further steps. Governor Brian Kemp (R-GA) initiated the tax suspension in September, attributing the high prices to &#8220;Bidenomics.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2112795,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2112794","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2112794","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2112794"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2112794\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2112795"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2112794"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2112794"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2112794"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}