Overview
- Gov. Andy Beshear announced the extension on Tuesday for 33 cities and five counties that formally requested it, keeping the 10‑cent‑per‑gallon state tax cut in place through June 30 for those areas.
- Communities whose mayors or county judge/executives did not file for an extension will see gas and diesel prices rise by 10 cents starting Thursday, June 11.
- The governor’s office projects the one‑month tax cut will save Kentuckians about $26.8 million and says the state will absorb any resulting revenue shortfall to avoid immediate local hits to road funding.
- Beshear activated Kentucky’s price‑gouging statute to try to force retailers to pass the reduction to consumers and sent letters urging Congress to suspend the federal gas tax through year‑end.
- The opt‑in process reflects state law that requires local requests and has produced political friction, with Beshear saying some officials may have been pressured by state legislators not to seek extensions.