Gas prices skyrocketed over the past few months. But we Californians are paying almost 40 percent more than the national average. My guest is economist Tim Shaler. He explains why gas prices are a lot higher in California compared to the rest of the country, and gives us his prediction on where the prices are…
Why California’s Gas Prices Are 40 Percent Higher Than National Average | Tim Shaler
California Bill to Cut Gas Tax Fails 3rd Time
SACRAMENTO—The effort to temporarily halt California’s 51-cent gas tax failed for a third time in a state assembly committee as lawmakers instead proposed changing the bill by adding a new tax on fuel suppliers to feed a rebate program for gas consumers. Assembly Bill 1638 by Assemblyman Kevin Kiley (R-Rocklin) was accepted to be heard…
Three States Suspend Gas Taxes, 20 Others Now Pondering Similar Proposals
Pennsylvania Senate President pro tempore Jake Corman on March 21 introduced a bill that would slash the state’s gas tax—the nation’s highest at 59 cents per gallon—by one-third, making Pennsylvania the 21st state with proposed legislation or pending executive actions attempting to offer consumers relief at the pump. Senate Bill 10, “The Consumer Gas Prices…
As Congress Dawdles, States Eye Gas Sales Tax Cuts
After voters rejected Motor Fuels Tax (MFT) increases in 2014 and 2018, Missouri lawmakers in 2021 agreed to raise the state’s 17-cents per gallon gas levy—the nation’s second-lowest—by 2.5 cents a year until it reached 29.5-cents a gallon in 2025. The first of those five annual 2.5 cents per gallon tax hikes went into effect…
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