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(ABC10) – Californians pay more for gas at the pump than any other state, and with the Russian conflict and summer months heading our way, there’s no end in sight to the rising costs.
The American Automobile Association (AAA) says Californians pay $1.20 more per gallon compared to the national average.
While Governor Gavin Newsom proposed suspending the gas tax to help with costs, not all Democrats are eager to jump on board.
“If we’re gonna halt the gas tax, we just want to make sure that we have a sense of what that means to our state into our economy,” Speaker Anthony Rendon said.
Right now, the gas tax in California is at 51.1 cents per gallon, and it’s supposed to go up again in July. Newsom proposed stopping that increase.
“I used to only put $60, but now I put in about $100,” Eduardo Hanke, of Palmdale, said.
While prices are going up across the country, why is California still more expensive than the rest? One of several reasons is the gas tax. Voters approved the gas tax in 2017 to help improve infrastructure.
“For the last two weeks, California broke the record for the highest gas prices ever, ever, listen to that, ever recorded,” state Senator Patricia Bates said at a press conference Wednesday.
