States seek relief from high gas costs

WASHINGTON

“There is an uneasiness about the future,” says Hal Spencer, spokesman for the state budget office. “How much higher will prices go, and at what point will the costs begin to visibly limit the state’s ability to deliver services citizens want?”

The most common proposal: reducing state gas taxes or eliminating them for the summer. At least 20 states are debating whether to cut gas taxes, which range from 8 cents per gallon in Alaska to 49.5 cents per gallon in New York.

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