Governor Sonny Perdue is giving Georgians a break in rising gas prices. Perdue this morning signed an executive order that holds-back what would have been a 2.9 cent-per-gallon increase to the state gasoline tax--a 4.2 cent increase for diesel. The levy would have taken effect on July 1st, the start of the new fiscal year. Perdue says it wouldn’t be fair for the state to take-in a tax windfall while Georgians are struggling to keep up with spiraling prices at the pump.
