Drivers in New York will get a six-month gas tax holiday as of June 1 amid record-high gas prices across the United States.
The move to provide drivers some relief at the pump was proposed earlier this year when inflation and the war in Ukraine sent gas prices soaring.
Under the relief program, excise tax, repaid sales tax, and state sales and use taxes as well as the additional state sales and use tax imposed in the Metropolitan Commuter Transportation District (MCTD), will be suspended for motor fuel and highway diesel.
The tax relief will continue through Dec. 31, 2022, and will provide a reduction of at least $0.16 per gallon statewide. Local sales and use taxes are not suspended under the program….