On Monday, Governor Ron DeSantis called on the legislature to provide gas tax relief for Floridians.
The announcement was made at a Daytona Beach Buc-ee’s, where DeSantis was joined by gas and transportation leaders.
“The average family over a five or six month period, you know, could save up to $200,” he said.
“There’s a whole bunch of things that go into the price of gas. There’s different taxes, federal, state, local level, we’re taking over 25 cents from Florida and we will basically zero that out for as long as we can and do over a billion dollars. That’s going to make a huge, huge deal,” DeSantis explained.
Millions will be traveling with the upcoming holidays. Thanksgiving gas prices in Florida are expected to be the highest prices in eight years.
DeSantis expressed his confidence that the tax breaks will result in lower gas prices if his proposal is passed by legislature. Florida currently collects a tax of 26.5 cents per gallon on gas purchases.
“We talked at Racetrack, we talked to Daily’s, Gate, a bunch of them throughout the state of Florida, and they all said yes, absolutely [we will lower prices]. And I think the reason is it makes financial sense for them because they make a lot of money when people come into their store and buy things,” he said.
Florida currently collects a tax of 26.5 cents per gallon on gas purchases. Arch Aplin, the co-founder of the Texas-based Buc-ee’s chain, said “Inflation is real. It’s here. There’s no question about it”. “
Arch Aplin, the co-founder of the Texas-based Buc-ee’s chain, said “Inflation is real. It’s here. There’s no question about it”. “Gas is one of those big ticket items that hits everybody,” he added.