So as the prices begin to drop, Gavin’s California allows the increase to go into effect. WFIN.com reports that Newsom claimed, without evidence, that the oil companies would just keep the money, so no repeal for you. “Newsom has balked at scrapping the fuel tax hikes, arguing a temporary gas tax holiday or repeal effort would jeopardize the state’s road repair programs, and he blamed President Donald Trump’s war against Iran for sending fuel prices higher. He has also dismissed the idea that suspension efforts would lead to lower prices at the pump. “Repealing gas taxes wouldn’t lower prices at the pump — it would hand oil companies a massive tax break with no guarantee that a single cent would be passed on to drivers,” Newsom’s office wrote in a March press release.”
