Kemp Extends Suspension of Fuel Tax Through Mid-December

Some good news for motorists in Georgia.

On Friday, Governor Brian Kemp signed two executive orders extending the temporary suspension of the state motor fuel and locomotive fuel tax as well as the supply chain state of emergency.

In making the announcement Kemp said as colder months and the holiday season quickly approaches, Georgians are still facing 40-year high inflation caused by what he said are bad policies in Washington, D.C.

Kemp pointed to the recently announced decision that OPEC will decrease oil production, the Biden administration’s refusal to promote American energy independence and the President’s depletion of the U.S. strategic oil reserve to its lowest level since 1984, as his reasons for extending the suspension of the state motor fuel and locomotive fuel taxes.

Kemp said Georgia can confidently extend the state motor fuel and locomotive tax suspension to help curb historic gas prices because of its fiscally conservative approach to budgeting.

Both orders signed today will be effective through December 11, 2022.

Since the temporary suspension was first implemented, Georgia’s average gas price has remained one of the lowest in the nation and is currently the lowest at $3.13 per gallon, according to AAA.

Even though gas prices in Georgia keep dropping, the national average increased this week by four cents to $3.80.

Since the state tax on motor fuel was first suspended in March of this year, Georgians have saved approximately $950 million at the pump.