California Raises Gas Tax 2.2 Cents to 63.4 Cents a Gallon as Pump Prices Hit $5.58
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Updated · Fox News · Jun 29
California Raises Gas Tax 2.2 Cents to 63.4 Cents a Gallon as Pump Prices Hit $5.58
3 articles · Updated · Fox News · Jun 29
Summary
Wednesday’s increase lifts California’s excise gas tax to 63.4 cents a gallon, adding 2.2 cents under the state’s annual inflation-linked adjustment.
Republican lawmakers led by Rep. David Valadao urged Gov. Gavin Newsom to suspend the hike, saying Californians already pay about $1.15 a gallon in combined taxes and fees and face the nation’s highest average pump price at $5.58.
Newsom has resisted a gas-tax holiday, arguing repeal would threaten road and transit funding created under a 2017 transportation law and might not lower pump prices if oil companies keep the savings.
California’s fuel costs have also been pressured by refinery closures, limited pipeline links and heavy import dependence—roughly three-fourths of crude comes from outside the state, with about one-third of imports from the Middle East.