Overview
- Governor Brian Kemp allowed the temporary motor-fuel tax suspension to expire at 11:59 p.m. on Tuesday, June 2, and said he will not extend it.
- The Georgia Department of Revenue sets the state tax at about $0.33 per gallon for regular gasoline and $0.37 per gallon for diesel, amounts retailers may begin passing to customers with variable timing.
- Drivers can expect pump prices to rise by roughly the tax amounts over the coming days, though some stations may delay or only partly pass the increase because taxes are often collected before retail.
- Small, fuel-dependent businesses say the return of the tax will raise operating costs immediately, with bus and trucking operators reporting sharply higher fill-up bills and tightened margins.
- The suspension had saved drivers an estimated $14 a month on average while costing the state roughly $200 million each month, and its end returns funding for road and bridge work as national talks about federal gas-tax pauses continue.