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News Articles: gas taxes

The gas station pump is now a major front in the 2022 elections in Georgia.

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Filling up to head home for the holidays this year will leave more jingle in your pocket

 

Whether you’re going over the river and through the woods for Christmas at grandmother’s house or pulling up to a New Year’s Eve party at the club, you can expect to save a little bit of money on your trip thanks to falling gas prices.

December 22, 2023
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  • Ross Williams
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With or without gasoline revenue, Georgia tax collections in the red

Georgia tax collections fell an adjusted 5.7% last month compared to October of last year, the state Department of Revenue reported Tuesday.

November 08, 2023
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  • Dave Williams
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Gasoline taxes mask net state tax revenue decline again

For the second month in a row, Georgia tax collections last month were in the black compared to September of last year only because the state’s tax on gasoline and other motor fuels wasn’t in force then.

October 17, 2023
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  • Dave Williams
A person pumps gas on Sept. 12, 2023, in Marietta, Ga. Georgia's governor Brian Kemp on Friday, Oct. 6, 2023, continued his rollback of state taxes on gasoline and diesel fuel through Nov. 11, 2023.

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Georgia's governor continues rollback of state gas and diesel taxes for another month

Georgia's state taxes on gasoline and diesel will be suspended for another month. Gov. Brian Kemp extended the tax rollback in a Friday executive order. The suspension will now last at least through Nov. 11.

October 06, 2023
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  • Associated Press
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​​​​​​​Georgians get a break at the pump as Kemp temporarily suspends gas tax

Georgia Governor Brian Kemp is suspending the state's gas tax for one month, which will save motorists about 31 cents per gallon.

September 12, 2023
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  • Donna Lowry
Georgia House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Shaw Blackmon, R-Bonaire, center left, talks to a staffer on Thursday, Feb. 16, 2023, at the Capitol in Atlanta. The committee passed bills to give taxpayers another $1 billion in income tax breaks and to ratify Gov. Brian Kemp's fuel tax suspension.

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Georgia bills advance on Kemp income tax and gas tax breaks

Two more pieces of Gov. Brian Kemp's tax cut agenda are advancing in the state House.

February 16, 2023
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  • Associated Press
 Gas prices are shown on Dec. 12, 2022, in Madison, Ga. Drivers in Georgia have been paying the lowest gas prices in the nation thanks in part to a fuel tax holiday, but the state will resume collecting its taxes on gasoline and diesel on Wednesday, Jan. 11, 2023.

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Gas tax collections resume in Georgia after 10-month break

State gasoline and diesel taxes make their return in Georgia on Wednesday. The state will resume collecting a tax on gasoline of 29.1 cents per gallon and tax on diesel of 32.6 cents per gallon from wholesalers.

January 10, 2023
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  • Associated Press
Republican Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp faces off with Democratic challenger Stacey Abrams in a televised debate, in Atlanta, Sunday, Oct. 30, 2022.

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Kemp again suspends Georgia gas taxes into mid-December

Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp has extended the suspension of the state's motor fuel tax through Dec. 11. Kemp on Friday signed an executive order extending the suspension for a sixth time.

November 04, 2022
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  • Associated Press
Georgia Governor Brian Kemp handily beat David Perdue, former President Trump's hand picked candidate in the 2022 Republican Gubernatorial primary , to set up a re-election race against Democrat Stacey Abrams.

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Governor again suspends Georgia gas taxes into mid-November

Georgia's governor is extending the suspension of the state's motor fuel tax through Nov. 11. Gov. Brian Kemp on Monday signed an executive order extending the suspension for a fifth time.

October 04, 2022
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  • Associated Press
Georgia Governor Brian Kemp handily beat David Perdue, former President Trump's hand picked candidate in the 2022 Republican Gubernatorial primary , to set up a re-election race against Democrat Stacey Abrams.

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Governor again suspends Georgia gas taxes into mid-October

Georgia's governor is extending the suspension of the state's motor fuel tax through mid-October. Gov. Brian Kemp on Thursday signed an executive order extending the suspension for a fourth time.

September 01, 2022
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  • Associated Press
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Kemp extends suspension of state gasoline sales tax for third time

Gasoline prices have come down significantly during the last several weeks. Currently, the price of a gallon of gas in Georgia is about 45 cents below the national average, according to AAA.

August 03, 2022
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  • Dave Williams
A customer holds a credit card at the pay-at-the-pump gasoline pump in Rolling Meadow, Ill., Thursday, June 30, 2022. U.S consumers have so far defied higher prices for gas, food, and rent and have been spending more in 2022, providing crucial support to the economy. The Wall Street Journal reports that Visa and Mastercard have raised the amount a gas station can hold up to $175 on credit or debit card at the pump.

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Governor suspends Georgia gas taxes through mid-August

Georgia's governor is extending the suspension of the state's motor fuel tax through mid-August. Gov. Brian Kemp on Friday signed an executive order extending the suspension for a second time.

July 01, 2022
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  • Associated Press
Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger and his deputy Gabriel Sterling testify on June 21, 2022 at the US House committee investigating the January 6, 2021 attack on the US Capitol.

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Political Rewind: State Republicans subpoenaed by DOJ; voters reject right-wing school PAC; gas tax

Thursday on Political Rewind: Federal investigators have subpoenaed two state Republicans for submitting a false slate of electors. Plus, will freezing the federal gas tax ease pain at the pump? Meanwhile, Cherokee County voters reject four "anti-CRT" right-wing candidates for their school board.

 

June 23, 2022
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Gov. Brian Kemp easily won the Georgia GOP governor primary against Trump-backed David Perdue.

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Kemp signs order suspending Georgia gas taxes until mid-July

Gov. Brian Kemp is suspending Georgia's motor fuel tax for six more weeks. The Republican Kemp signed an executive order Thursday extending the tax break through July 14.

May 26, 2022
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  • Associated Press
MIAMI, FLORIDA - NOVEMBER 22: Gabriela Chirinos places the handle back on the pump after filling her vehicle with gas at a Shell station on November 22, 2021 in Miami, Florida. Florida Governor Ron DeSantis announced he would ask state lawmakers to temporarily "zero out" state gas taxes next year.

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California's governor is proposing $11 billion of relief from record gas prices

Also included in the proposed package is $750 million to give Californians free rides on public transit for three months.

March 25, 2022
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  • Ayana Archie
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