As Utahns face the steepest gas prices the state has ever encountered, Gov. Spencer Cox on Thursday said he was meeting with the state’s legislative leaders and budget analysts to find a solution to help families weather soaring costs.
Gov. Spencer Cox speaks at his monthly news conference in Salt Lake City on Thursday, March 17, 2022.As Utahns face the steepest gas prices the state has ever encountered, Gov. Spencer Cox on Thursday said he was meeting with the state’s legislative leaders and budget analysts to find a solution to help families weather the soaring costs.
During his monthly televised news conference on PBS Utah, the Republican governor said he had met with House Speaker Brad Wilson and Senate President Stuart Adams on Wednesday. Cox said he expects to meet with the state’s petroleum industry later this week. “These conversations are ongoing. We will be meeting with lots of different people that participate in the supply chain when it comes specifically to gas and petroleum products and see what we can do as a state to alleviate the pressure,” Cox said. “More broadly than just gas prices, this inflation has been happening for quite a while now is deeply concerning. Gas prices are a part of it, but people are feeling it with other ways as well.
California lawmakers this week are set to announce a proposal to offer a $400 tax rebate for its residents to weather high gas prices this year. When asked if Cox would consider a potential gas rebate for Utahns, the first-time governor said “Everything’s on the table.”, according to data released by AAA. That’s a nearly 9% increase from last week’s average cost of $4.01 per gallon of gas. Nationally, the average cost of a gallon gas sits at $4.29.
“People will have to change their habits,” he said. “That may mean ... that family vacation that people were planning on taking may not happen or will have to be shortened or kept closer to home.”
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