Rather than suspending the gas tax, Gov. Newsom's relief plan includes a $400 debit card per registered vehicle, two maximum. If passed, the earliest the cards could arrive is July. The average price of gas in SD County reached $5.97. Full story:
TIERRASANTA – Vehicle owners in San Diego and across California would receive $400 debit cards from the state under a proposal unveiled Wednesday by Gov. Gavin Newsom in an effort to provide relief from skyrocketing gas prices.
Under Newsom’s proposal, Californians would receive a $400 debit for each registered vehicle they own, with a limit of two. According to the governor’s office, the average motorist pays about $300 in gasoline excise taxes each year. The rebate program will cost a total of $9 billion. Newsom also proposed $2 billion in other measures:— $600 million to pause a portion of the sales tax on diesel fuel for a year; and“We’re taking immediate action to get money directly into the pockets of Californians who are facing higher gas prices as a direct result of Putin’s invasion of Ukraine,” Newsom said in a statement.
Newsom’s proposal came on a day that the average price of a gallon of self-serve regular gasoline in San Diego County reached $5.968.To make matters worse, Newsom’s office estimated the debit cards wouldn’t be issued until the beginning in July at the earliest.'s proposal, $400 debit cards per registered vehicle, up to 2 cars per person.
Negotiations still need to happen and the press release states, "the first payments could begin as soon as July."
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