Georgia’s state taxes on gasoline and diesel will be suspended until lawmakers return for a special session on Nov. 29. Gov. Brian Kemp extended the tax rollback in a Wednesday executive order.
FILE - A person pumps gas on Sept. 12, 2023, in Marietta, Ga. Republican Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp on Wednesday, Nov. 8, 2023, continued his rollback of state taxes on gasoline and diesel fuel through Nov. 29, 2023, when state lawmakers will begin a special legislative session. FILE - Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp speaks during a Georgia Chamber of Commerce luncheon on Tuesday, Aug. 8, 2023, in Athens, Ga. The Republican Kemp on Wednesday, Nov.
Georgia’s governor can suspend the collection of taxes during an emergency as long as state lawmakers approve it the next time they meet. That next session had been scheduled for Jan. 8, but will now be Nov. 29. That’s when Kemp called a special session to redraw Georgia’s congressional and state legislative districts after a federal judge ruled some
The governor has been rolling back fuel taxes worth about $180 million a month at the same time that his administration has been emphasizing that tax collections are declining, a sign that Georgia’s economy may be slowing. Tax revenues fell about 3% in October even though some fuel taxes were still flowing into state coffers after Kemp’s September action. Fuel taxes in Georgia largely fund roadbuilding.
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