Yesterday, Georgia Governor Brian Kemp extended the temporary suspension of the state sales tax on fuel in the Peach State.  The gas tax suspension had been in place since March of this year.

With yesterday’s move by Governor Kemp, the gas tax suspension will remain in place until October 12, 2022.

The governor cited the highest inflation in forty years and ongoing supply chain issues as reasons to keep the gas tax suspension in place.  In a statement on Thursday, Kemp said, “We are using the means available to us to provide much-needed relief to Georgians”.

Since the first suspension of the tax, the average price of gasoline in Georgia has remained among the lowest in the nation and is currently 46 cents per gallon below the national average, according to AAA.