Diesel tax suspensions cut fuel costs in 3 states

Truckers will benefit from extended diesel tax suspensions in Georgia, while temporary motor fuel tax holidays remain in effect in Ohio and North Carolina. The tax suspensions temporarily waive or nearly eliminate state levies that normally add as much as 47 cents per gallon to diesel prices. Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp lengthened the pause on motor fuel taxes through Nov. 30 due to an extended state emergency. Motorists continue to experience higher prices at the pump and heavier seasonal travel for agricultural harvests and the upcoming Thanksgiving holiday. Georgia’s current motor fuel excise tax is 37.3 cents per gallon for diesel and 33.3 cents a gallon for gas, according to the governor’s office. Eligible motor fuels for the temporary tax suspension include clear diesel, gasoline, aviation gasoline, liquid propane gas, gasohol, ethanol, liquefied natural gas and compressed natural gas. North Carolina, Ohio tax holidaysAlso expiring Nov. 30 is a temporary motor fuel tax holiday in North Carolina ordered by Gov. Josh Stein. He enacted a law Oct. 9 temporarily stopping the state from collecting its 41-cent-per-gallon tax on gas and fuel to provide economic relief to drivers paying high prices at the pump. The current motor fuel excise tax is zero cents, without changes to sales, use or inspection taxes, according to state Attorney General Jeff Jackson. “The suspension of the motor fuel excise tax applies to all motor fuels and alternative fuels subject to the North Carolina motor fuel excise tax,” noted the state Department of Revenue. Meanwhile, Ohio’s motor fuel tax holiday lasts longer, through Jan. 2 at…

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