Getting Answers: Would Changing The State’s Gas Tax Save You Money?

WEST SACRAMENTO (CBS13) – The sticker daze astatine the state pump ne'er gets old.

“Well, they are rather shocking erstwhile you get to the pump and recognize however overmuch you’re going to walk to capable up,” said Peter Zahut astatine a Shell state presumption adjacent Reed Avenue and Ikea Court.

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Brianna Briambla says $5 is simply a batch of money.

“I pump $60 of state and it doesn’t adjacent capable it up,” she said.

When we met her, she was leaving for her occupation successful Roseville.

Whatever people you’re buying, you’re feeling the burning spread successful your wallet. AAA reports Thursday’s nationalist mean for state is $3.30. In California, it’s adjacent to $4.66 – astir $1.35 much than what the remainder of the state pays.

“Feels similar price-fixing. Feels similar something’s going connected that shouldn’t be,” Dayan Carlsen said arsenic helium pumped gas.

Assemblyman Kevin Kiley, representing the sixth district, says helium hears akin sentiments from constituents.

“People are fed up,” Kiley said. “They deliberation it’s wholly unacceptable.”

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He precocious introduced Assembly Bill 1638 which aims to suspend the state taxation instantly for six months successful hopes of bringing alleviation to taxpayers.

But Governor Gavin Newsom lone wants to halt the adjacent scheduled summation of the state tax, which means it’ll inactive beryllium much than $0.50. He’s claiming the authorities tin spend the halt due to the fact that of a surplus.

So, what does this mean for Californians?

CBS13 is getting answers from taxation adept Severin Borenstein of UC Berkeley.

He cautions these proposals would lone mean humble savings for you.

“It would enactment wealth backmost into the pockets of consumers, but it would instrumentality it retired of the funds that get that money,” Borenstein said.

He’s referring to however the state taxation gross is utilized for the aging infrastructure we usage each day. The politician said the fund surplus would screen the nonaccomplishment of taxation revenue.

Even if the state taxation is halted oregon eliminated for a period, Borenstein says there’s inactive inflation.

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To perceive Borenstein’s mentation of wherefore California state prices stay high, click here.

CBS13 Staff