In July 2022, eight states raised gas taxes.
Andy Beshearsuspended the state’s 2-cent-per-gallon increaseuntil January 2023, reportedly saving Kentuckians about $35.4 million.
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California
Though Gov.
The tax is estimated to generate $90 million annually.
As of Aug. 12, it’s ratcheted down to $5.33 a gallon.Gov.
Ned Lamont suspended the state’s 25-cent-per-gallon excise tax on gasoline.
The pause was initially supposed to expire June 30 but has been extended through Nov. 30.
Illinois
In 2019, Illinois lawmakers and Gov.
But Pritzker suspended the increase through the end of the year.
(He’s evenrequired gas stations to advertise the pauseor pay a hefty fine.
Maryland
Maryland paused its 36.1-cents-a-gallon tax on gasoline from March 18 to April 16.
The 18% increase is thanks to an automatic annual increase mandated by state law.
It then went up another 2.5 cents, to 19.5 cents, on July 1.
Drivers can startsubmittinggas receipts from October 2021 through June.
On Aug. 12, gas in Missouri averaged $3.58 a gallon,according to AAA.
South Carolina
In 2017, the South Carolina legislature overrode a veto by Republican Gov.
Thefinal increaseon July 1 raised the tax from 26 to 28 cents a gallon.
The funds support road and bridge work.
As of Aug. 12, gas in South Carolinaaveraged $3.53, well below the national average.
Ralph Northam in 2020 to fund road projects.
So, you’re probably not going to see that change immediately."
On Aug. 12, a gallon of unleaded in Virginia averaged $3.78,according to AAA.
