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GOP Lawmaker Voices Opposition to Gas Tax Increase
The 2.2-cent increase would lift California’s gas tax to 63.4 cents a gallon and could hit rural and low-income drivers hardest, Strickland said.
- On July 1, California drivers face a 2.2 cent gas tax hike that will bring the total state tax to 63.4 cents a gallon. Senator Tony Strickland, R-Huntington Beach, criticized the move as worsening affordability challenges.
- California gas prices averaged $5.61 a gallon on Friday, down from $5.64 on Thursday. Strickland attributed the high costs to taxes and a 20% reduction in local oil production.
- Strickland argued the tax hike disproportionately harms rural families who drive extensively. He noted Georgia temporarily suspended its gas tax after prices surpassed $3 a gallon, far lower than California's current levels.
- Gas prices varied significantly across California on Friday, with Mono County residents paying $6.88 a gallon while Yuba County saw prices around $5.38. San Bernardino County residents paid $5.46.
- The tax increase will push California's total gas tax to 63.4 cents on July 1, potentially driving costs further in the Golden State, which already maintains some of the nation's highest prices.
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GOP lawmaker voices opposition to gas tax increase - Regional Media News
(The Center Square) - California drivers can expect the state's gas tax to go up 2.2 cents on July 1, which will bring the total tax to 63.4 cents a gallon. That will drive up gas prices in the Golden State, which consistently has the nation's highest prices, even further. "For our hardworking California families - at a time when Democrats and Republicans say the No. 1 issue is affordability - we're making it harder to make ends meet," Sen. Tony…
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