Indiana has suspended its gas sales tax for 30 days as prices keep rising amid the United States’ war with Iran.
Gov. Mike Braun announced the suspension on April 8.
“I am declaring a gas tax holiday to give Hoosiers relief from the pain at the pump from high gas prices,” Braun said in a statement. “Affordability is my top priority.”
Indiana’s state gas sales tax, also known as its gasoline use tax, is 7 percent. A separate excise tax of $0.36 cents a gallon is not affected by the suspension.
The 30-day reprieve could be extended, Braun’s office said.
Indiana officials are going to be “patrolling the pumps” to make sure that savings from the gas tax suspension go to Indiana residents, rather than retailers….