Ga. Gov. Perdue suspends state gas tax

http://news.mywebpal.com/partners/680/public/news657863.html ^ | Sept 2. 2005

[jern]

ATLANTA - Governor Sonny Perdue announced today that Georgia consumers will be exempt from the state motor fuel tax through the end of September. The Governor signed an Executive Order calling for a temporary moratorium on state collection of all motor fuel taxes, which will go into effect at midnight tonight.

"My purpose in temporarily suspending fuel tax collection is to relieve some of the financial burden placed on Georgians by disruptions of our fuel supply resulting from the effects of Hurricane Katrina," said Governor Sonny Perdue. "In making this decision, I fully considered the fiscal implications. This moratorium will have no negative effect on the state budget."

The state tax on motor fuel breaks down as follows: A prepaid 7.5 cent excise tax is collected by the Georgia Department of Revenue on each gallon of fuel sold at the distributor level.

In addition to the excise tax, consumers pay an additional four percent sales tax on each dollar's worth of fuel sold at the retail pump.

As the price of gas increases, the amount of sales tax collected also increases resulting in an increasing tax burden on the consumer as gas prices rise.

[Tolerance Sucks Rocks]

Hmmm..... The President is asking people to cut back on gas use, and this seems like it might encourage people to use and buy more fuel.

With gas prices of 5 dollars or more in Atlanta, I don't think that'll be much of a problem.

[caisson71]

Finally, a politician who realizes he can help reduce the price of gas with the stroke of a pen instead of bellyaching about things he cannot control. Hats off to him!!

[jmaroneps37]

Show me a rat governor who would do this! I wish the socialists in New York would do the same.

[Sailorman]

ROTFLMAO!
That is a great picture!
Thanks
Sailorman

[MaxMax]

Haha.
Now if I owned a station, that is exactly what I would put on the sign.

/Salute

[backhoe]

Glad you like the pic- when we had the Gas Panic here a couple of days ago, "WTF" was the first thing that came to my mind-- I go out before lunch, think about getting gas as $2.59, and decide "aw, it's hot, I'm running late-- do it this evening."

Go out for Chinese takeout about six, and there are lines everywhere. WTF!

[U S Army EOD]

That still doesn't take it back down to what we were paying for it before the hurricane. I am still parking most of my equipment.