gas tax

President Joe Biden said Monday that he’s considering a federal holiday on the gasoline tax, as the administration looks for ways to spare the public from higher prices at the pump, which began to climb last year and surged after Russia invaded Ukraine in February

The diesel tax will increase by nine cents from 40 cents a gallon to 49 cents a gallon starting July 1. Interviews with diesel operators seem to show disapproval of the tax hike.

Your summer vacation might be getting more expensive. The national average for a gallon of gas has hit $5 – a new all-time high, according to AAA. With the cost of so many things increasing, some think something more needs to be done and state republicans are calling for a special legislative session to help folks out. With fill-ups now…

The office of the Attorney General is looking into 163 complaints they’ve received since Friday about some service stations not dropping the 25- cent tax. While many gas stations have done so, residents say it’s not enough.

The state Is suspending its gas tax, which means gas prices will be 25 cents cheaper, starting April 1.

This week, Connecticut lawmakers voted to get rid of the 25 cent excise gas tax.

Gov. Ned Lamont signed a bill into law Thursday to temporarily suspend the state’s gas tax beginning April 1. He signed the bill in private, one day after both chambers of the General Assembly passed the bill unanimously. Connecticut imposes an excise tax of 25 cents per gallon on gasoline. The new law suspends that tax from April 1 through…

The Connecticut General Assembly passed a three-month suspension of the gas tax Wednesday. The House approved the measure by a vote of 143 to 0. The vote in the Senate was 33-0. Drivers are expected to start to see relief at the pump by April 1. “25 cents cheaper on the gallon makes sense. But it’s still inflated,” said Greg…

The House voted unanimously Wednesday to temporarily suspend the state’s gas tax. The bill moved to the Senate where it is also expected to pass.

Lawmakers will be back at the State Capitol Wednesday looking to give more than $100 million in tax relief back to Connecticut residents. “It provides at least some temporary relief to some of the high gas prices that we’ve seen and also some of the higher inflation we’ve seen as well as it relates to clothing, footwear, and other...

State lawmakers will be in session Wednesday and will discuss a bipartisan plan to suspend the state’s gas tax temporarily.

Governor Ned Lamont spoke with lawmakers to discuss a gas tax holiday, sales tax holiday, and free bus rides for the month of April.

With prices rising at the pump, Democratic Gov. Ned Lamont unveiled a proposal Monday to suspend one of Connecticut’s two taxes on gasoline by 25-cents-per-gallon until June 30, urging the General Assembly to enact the measure as soon as possible. Lamont, who met privately with Democratic and Republican legislative leaders prior to his announcement, said he also hopes lawmakers will…

Republican lawmakers want to give drivers a break at the pump. They are proposing a gas tax holiday, hoping to suspend the gross receipts tax. “We can go into session immediately, as soon as next Wednesday, to pass this tax cut and pass this legislation to ensure this tax cut is passed onto consumers,” Senate Republican Leader Kevin Kelly said….

Connecticut has two gas taxes, an excise tax and a gross receipts tax. Republican lawmakers want to suspend the gross receipts tax until July.

The governors of three New England states and the mayor of Washington, D.C., have signed a regional pact aimed at dramatically reducing transportation pollution — an agreement they hope other states will eventually join. The Transportation and Climate Initiative Program is designed to reduce motor vehicle emissions by at least 26% by 2032. The initiative was signed Monday by Republican…

The Transportation Climate Initiative will be asking lawmakers to support a program to raise the gas tax to lower emissions.

Thanksgiving is traditionally a big travel day for many Americans and by next year it might cost drivers a little more at the pump if the northeast governors from 12 states approve a climate initiative.  “We believe that this misguided program can end up pulling Connecticut into a multi-state effort to lower emissions through punishing the people who can least…