gas tax

Here’s what it could mean for your wallet if federal or state government temporarily suspend taxes at the pump.

President Biden is calling to suspend the federal gas tax, but Massachusetts lawmakers are divided on the subject.

As President Joe Biden pushes for a federal gas tax holiday, Massachusetts lawmakers are pondering state action.

Drivers are desperate for a deal on gas as prices seem to have settled in at about $5 a gallon. “It’s getting outrageous,” small business owner Brandon Yemma said. President Joe Biden is calling on Congress to suspend the federal gas tax through the end of September. That would save drivers 18 cents per gallon on regular fuel and 24…

Here in Massachusetts, lawmakers already backed off from suspending the 24-cent per gallon state tax, something Mark Schieldrop with AAA Northeast explained.

Though gas prices have dipped ever so slightly over the last week, President Biden is still weighing asking Congress for a Gas Tax Holiday to provide drivers even more relief at the pump.

A move to suspend the federal gas tax could provide some relief at the pump. The average price of a gallon regular dropped below $5 here in Massachusetts overnight. It’s actually been falling in the last week or so. Last weekend, President Biden said he’s thinking about asking Congress to suspend the federal gas tax with families gearing up...

President Joe Biden said Monday that he’s considering a federal holiday on the gasoline tax, as the administration looks for ways to spare the public from higher prices at the pump, which began to climb last year and surged after Russia invaded Ukraine in February

As momentum grows around the country for the suspension of state gas taxes, the state Senate on Thursday rejected a Republican-led push to pause gas tax collections through Labor Day even as Gov. Charlie Baker signaled he was warming to the idea. The vote in the Senate came the same day Gov. Ned Lamont signed a bill to suspend...

With Senate Republicans preparing to force a vote on suspending the gas tax, Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker on Thursday offered his most supportive comments to date following a bipartisan vote in Connecticut to suspend that state’s 25-cent fuel tax. Republicans in Massachusetts have been pushing for weeks to suspend the state’s gas tax in the face of prices that...

Republican lawmakers in the Massachusetts State Senate plan to force a vote on suspending the state’s gas tax on Thursday, a move which could save drivers $0.24 per gallon at the pump. A similar measure introduced by Republicans in the state’s House of Representatives failed last week, however, and such a maneuver in the state senate would require bipartisan...

Republican lawmakers in the Massachusetts State Senate plan to force a vote on suspending the state’s gas tax on Thursday.

Republican lawmakers are pushing to suspend Massachusetts’ gas tax to help drivers deal with high costs.

Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, has put out a proposal that would temporarily lower gas prices by suspending the federal 18-cent gas tax through the end of the year. “We know how hard inflation is hitting our families,” she said. “What we should all be focused on is making sure that our families can afford the basics.” Hassan, who is…

Hassan’s proposal would suspend the federal gas tax through the end of the year, which she says would help families struggling with rising energy costs. Her opponents say it’s an election year gimmick that won’t have significant effect.

A newly unveiled transportation bill to fix ongoing issues on the MBTA and to maintain Massachusetts roads would raise gas taxes and ride-share fees. But not everyone is onboard with the idea.

Massachusetts House leaders proposed a 5-cent per gallon gas tax hike on Wednesday as part of a larger bill aimed at increasing funding for transportation. The proposal would also increase fees on ride-hailing services and end the state’s sales tax exemption for the purchase of vehicles by rental car companies. It would also increase the state’s corporate minimum tax....

President Donald Trump dropped the pretense of working with congressional Democrats on Wednesday and sent a clear message that his re-election campaign will be centered on condemning overzealous investigations rather than advancing a robust domestic policy agenda. Both sides may have feigned surprise at Trump’s angry outburst, in which he said he won’t work with Democrats until they drop their...

President Donald Trump abruptly stalked out of a White House meeting with congressional leaders Wednesday, flatly declaring he would no longer work with Democrats unless they drop all investigations in the aftermath of the special counsel’s Trump-Russia report. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi called it all “very, very, very strange” and said she was praying for Trump and the nation. Trump...

Could Maine’s summer tourists pay more for gas? One Maine lawmaker believes visitors should chip in to help cover $150 million in annual road repairs currently being deferred each year. Maine State Rep. Andrew McLean, the chair of the state’s House Transportation Committee, says the state should increase its gas tax from June to the end of October from 30...