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Georgia gas prices plummet as gas tax moratorium takes effect

(The Center Square) – Gas prices fell by 23 cents in Georgia days after Gov. Brian Kemp enacted a statewide moratorium on gas prices.

The average cost for a regular unleaded gallon of gas is $2.74, according to AAA. The price last week was $2.97 a gallon.

The gas tax is 32 cents and the tax on diesel is 36 cents, according to the Georgia Department of Revenue’s website. The suspension will last until the end of the state of emergency, which Kemp extended through Wednesday.

The least expensive cities for gas in Georgia are all in northwest Georgia – Rome, Dalton and Catoosa, Dade and Walker counties, according to AAA. The highest gas prices are in Savannah, Valdosta and Hinesville-Fort Stewart.

The dip in gas prices was significantly more than in neighboring states. Tennessee gas prices dropped from $2.76 for a regular unleaded gallon of gas to $2.74, according to AAA. North Carolina gas prices dropped 3 cents while Alabama gas prices dropped 6 cents.

Georgians may still get a break at the pump even as the gas tax expires, according to AAA.

“OPEC+ announced intentions to bolster production come December 1st, hopefully, with this move and crude oil prices trending downward, Georgians will continue to feel financial ease at the pumps,” said Montrae Waiters, AAA-The Auto Club Group spokeswoman.

Nationally, the average cost for a regular unleaded gallon of gasoline is $3.17. California has the highest prices at $4.68 a gallon. Mississippi has the lowest at $2.68 a gallon.

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