(Florida) The party's over: End of gas tax holiday brings immediate 25-cent price hike

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That sudden surge in gas prices you may notice at the pump on Tuesday won’t be a result of the Ukraine War, a hurricane threatening the Gulf of Mexico or more OPEC production cuts.

No, gas prices are poised to rise about 25 cents a gallon on Tuesday because a monthlong gas tax holiday approved in May by the Florida Legislature and Gov. Ron DeSantis was set to expire Monday.

If you filled up a 15-gallon gas tank before the tax was reinstated, you could have saved up to $3.75.

Cushioning the blow somewhat is a 13-cent gas price decline in Florida over the past few weeks, so even after the state gas tax is reinstated, prices shouldn’t rebound to a level too much higher than they were before Oct. 1.

With Election Day looming, candidates tried to spin gas prices to their advantage.

During a gubernatorial debate last week in Fort Pierce, Democratic candidate Charlie Crist criticized the tax holiday being held in the run-up to the Nov. 8 election.

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1. This is just in Florida? IMO not the smartest move to...

have it expire 8 days before the Mid-terms. DeSantis signed that?

[mopinko]

2. y not if you're blaming gas prices on dems?

they rly think their voters r idiots.

[In It to Win It]

3. I guess we'll see if that remains true in 8 days

on the 'idiocy' test.

[LiberalFighter]

4. Encourage all tourists and snowbirds to leave.

[Samrob]

5. They planned it that way to blame Dems before the election. HOWEVER, Ron is governor and Dems ought

to make his dastardly plan know throughout FL. People ought to be told that the Ron and the Republicans will stoop to anything to dupe voters to vote for them. The asylum seekers sent to Martha's Vineyard are not the only human lives DeSantis treats like pawns.