Gov. Mike Braun signed executive orders Nov. 4 renewing Indiana’s fuel tax suspension for another 30 days.
The orders suspend the state excise and usage tax on gasoline — worth a combined 64 cents per gallon in the month of November — and lift restrictions on untaxed diesel fuel for farmers and timber harvesters through Dec. 4.
“Affordability is my top priority, and I’m using every tool available to help Hoosier families and farmers save money at the pump,” Braun said in a statement Nov. 4. “We’re keeping these savings for Hoosier families and farmers in place for another month while protecting funding for our roads and infrastructure.”
Indiana’s average cost for a gallon of regular gasoline came in at $3.75 Nov. 4 — 37 cents below the national mark, according to AAA.
This is the final anticipated fuel tax suspension.
Braun first lifted the state’s 7% gasoline usage tax in April using an obscure energy emergency law. He renewed and expanded the order the following month to cover the state’s 37-cent-per-gallon excise tax, both of which remain suspended six months later.
Braun declared a separate energy emergency in late September lifting restrictions on untaxed diesel fuel, which is...