Connecticut”™s General Assembly unanimously approved Gov. Ned Lamont”™s proposal for a three-month suspension of the state”™s gasoline tax beginning on April 1.
The proposal, which halts the 25-cents-per-gallon tax imposed on retail-level gasoline sales, will be in effect through June 30. According to AAA, the average price for gas in Connecticut is $4.31 per gallon, compared to the $4.23 national average.
The gas tax holiday passed by a 143-0 vote in the House and a 33-0 vote in the Senate. Lamont commended the legislators this morning on his Twitter page, tweeting: “I”™m proud it gained unanimous bipartisan support and moved swiftly to give folks some relief at the pump. When I sign the bill into law today, we”™ll become just the third state in the nation to suspend the gas tax.”
The legislators also gave their unanimous consent to two other Lamont proposals: free bus ridership during the same period as the gas tax suspension and sales tax holiday on clothing and footwear costing $100 or less for the week of April 10.
