Overview

• Georgia's state motor fuel taxes of 31.2 cents per gallon of gasoline and 35 cents per gallon of diesel are set to return on Thursday, leading to potentially higher prices for drivers.
• Governor Brian Kemp had been waiving these taxes since September, citing high prices as an emergency, but the waiver ends at 11:59 p.m. Wednesday.
• Kemp's spokesperson, Garrison Douglas, stated that the governor does not plan to ask lawmakers to extend the tax break in the upcoming special session of the General Assembly.
• The tax break, which was extended seven times, has cost the state an estimated $1.7 billion in revenue from March 2022 to January 2023.
• Despite the rollback, Georgia drivers were paying an average of $2.79 for a gallon of unleaded gasoline on Tuesday, the third-lowest price among the states.