Georgia governor plans to lift state gas tax for rest of the month Eds: Moving on general news and financial services. By DICK PETTYS Associated Press Writer ATLANTA (AP) -- Georgia Gov. Sonny Perdue said he will sign an executive order Friday that will exempt consumers from state motor fuel taxes through the end of September to "relieve some of the financial burden" in the wake of Hurricane Katrina. The order will remove the 7.5-cents-a-gallon tax and a 4 percent sales tax on gas, the governor said, and was set to begin at midnight. The move comes as gasoline in...
