Approximately 20 states are considering some type of gas tax pause, or reduction, according to one count
The more that high prices at the pump stick around, the more that state and federal lawmakers are trying to find ways to ease drivers’ financial pain.Though gas prices have backed off their record-breaking high in recent days, it hasn’t been by much.
On Wednesday, California Governor Gavin Newsom unveiled a plan that would send $400 debit cards to every household with a car registered in the state, where average gas prices are the highest in the nation. The plan would distribute a maximum of two debit cards, meaning $800, per household. The proposal would also foot the bill on bus or train fare for three months to help people without a car.
While those ideas surface, more states are pausing their gas taxes — much to the approval of voters in search of any kind of cost break. Roughly three quarters of voters said they support a hiatus on federal and state gas taxes, according to Morning Consult/Politico poll released Wednesday. Nearly 20 other states are now considering pauses or at least smaller gas taxes for varying amounts of time, said Jared Walczak, vice president of state projects at the Tax Foundation, a right-leaning think tank.
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