State leaders push fuel tax pauses as Georgia governor acts and candidate urges reinstatement

Connecticut Republican leaders have called for a three-month suspension of the state’s retail gasoline and diesel taxes. Democrats and Governor Ned Lamont have opposed the proposal. In Georgia, Governor Brian Kemp ordered a pause on the state’s gasoline and diesel excise taxes. Democratic gubernatorial candidate Keisha Lance Bottoms has asked Kemp to restore the diesel tax suspension that had previously been in effect, while Republican rival Rick Jackson has floated a trigger mechanism for future tax pauses.