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Andy Beshear: “I froze the gas tax ahead of an expected 27 cent increase on…”

Featuring: Andy Beshear, Democratic | Governor of Kentucky

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Gov. Andy Beshear - Team Kentucky Update 7.16.26

Published | Video Starts at 12:08

This builds on steps I've taken to help Kentuckians save, including temporarily cutting the gas tax by 10 cents, saving Kentuckians more than $26 million at the pump. I froze the gas tax ahead of an expected 27 cent increase on July 1, saving Kentuckians about 1.7 million. That's 2.7 cent increase. We received approval on my request on the EPA to remove Louisville from the reformulated gasoline program. (12:08–12:17)

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Asserts that freezing the gas tax prevented a 27-cent increase, saving Kentuckians approximately $1.7 million.

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