Temporarily suspends gas tax

Georgia governor temporarily suspends gas tax following Helene

From CNN's Dalia Faheid

Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp announced Tuesday that the state’s gas tax will be suspended for about one week in response to Helene.

The suspension will begin on Thursday, October 3, and will last until the state of emergency ends on Wednesday, October 9, according to the governor’s executive order. Kemp declared the state of emergency for Helene on September 24 and extended it until October 9 on Tuesday.

“As Georgians recover from Hurricane Helene, with the support of our legislative partners, I have suspended the gas tax for the duration of this State of Emergency - bringing relief to communities who continue to rely on fuel to power their homes and necessary equipment,” Kemp said in a post on X Tuesday night.

Helene “has negatively impacted the supply chain of goods and services to impacted areas and the social and economic wellbeing of Georgia’s residents,” the order says. The suspension will help “protect the continued strength of Georgia’s economy,” it adds.

Georgia’s tax for regular gasoline is 32 cents and the tax for diesel is 36 cents, according to the Georgia Department of Revenue.