gasoline tax

Several US states are weighing temporary suspensions of their gasoline taxes, known as gas tax holidays, as the midterm elections approach. With pump prices a major voter concern, governors and lawmakers see tax relief as a way to ease cost-of-living pressure and signal action on inflation before voters head to the polls.

Alabama State Senator Clyde Chambliss discussed the impact of the Rebuild Alabama Act in a televised interview. The 2019 law raised the state's gasoline tax to fund road and bridge projects across Alabama. Chambliss, a key supporter of the legislation, spoke about how the revenue is being used for infrastructure improvements statewide.