Ga. Suspends Tax On Motor Fuel Sales

Georgia has temporarily suspended the state's excise tax on motor fuels under a bill signed into law by Republican Gov. Brian Kemp.

On Friday, the governor signed H.B. 304, which suspends the tax until May 31. The measure was sponsored by Rep. Jodi Lott, R-Evans, and Sen. Chuck Hufstetler, R-Rome, and originally introduced in the House on Feb. 4.

The law took effect immediately. The state levies a 29-cent-per-gallon excise tax on gasoline and a 33-cent-per-gallon tax on diesel.

--Editing by Roy LeBlanc.

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