ATLANTA – Gov. Brian Kemp is suspending the state sales tax on gasoline and other motor fuels for the second time in a year and a half, citing increasing prices at the pump.
The latest suspension will take effect at 12 a.m. Wednesday and run until 11:59 p.m. Oct. 12.
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