As working class Americans struggle to afford groceries and gas in the disastrous Biden inflationary economy, California Democrats are allowing the state gas tax to continue to rise in the middle of a price surge, hiking it three cents on July 1.
California Democrats are allowing the state gas tax to continue to rise in the middle of a price surge, hiking it three cents on July 1 in accordance with a law the party pushed through the state legislature in 2017, and rejecting proposals to relent.
The gas tax hike was passed by a supermajority of both houses of the state legislature, supposedly to pay for transportation expenses that politicians had failed to deal with in the ordinary budget. Public opposition was intense, leading to the recall of one of the Democrats whose vote had been crucial to the gas tax hike.
Drivers will now pay about 3 cents more per gallon when the inflationary increase takes effect, with the tax rate slated to increase from 51.1 cents per gallon to 53.9 cents per gallon. That tax is built into the price of gas in California, which is hovering around $5.74 per gallon on average.Sunday was the deadline for Newsom and state legislators to suspend the tax hike in time to prevent it from taking effect this summer, since the move would require 60 days’ lead time.