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Newsom Floats $800 Max Gas Rebate for Vehicle Owners
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By Associated Press
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March 23, 2022

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SACRAMENTO — Californians who own cars could get up to $800 from the state to help offset record-high gas prices under a proposal announced Wednesday by Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom.

Registered owners would get $400 per vehicle, capped at two vehicles. People who own electric vehicles or others that don’t use gasoline would qualify. But most businesses with fleets of vehicles would not be eligible.

Newsom says the rebates would cost the state about $9 billion.

“That direct relief will address the issue that we are all struggling to address and that’s the issue of gas prices,” he said.

Regular grade gas is a state-record $5.88 per gallon in California. That is the highest in the nation and about $2 more than a year ago, according to AAA.

Free Rides for People on Public Transit

For people who don’t have cars, Newsom wants the state to pay for their bus or train fare for three months. His proposal would give $750 million to transit and rail agencies, which Newsom said would be enough to give free rides to 3 million people per day.

Another $600 million would pay for a “pause” for part of the state sales tax on diesel fuel for one year, plus another $523 million to halt a scheduled increase in the state’s gas tax this summer.

“I am happy to see my colleagues devising solutions, such as the proposal from Gov. Newsom,” said Assemblyman Miguel Santiago, a Los Angeles Democrat. “We all agree that we must provide a reprieve for Californians who need it the most.”

GOP Lawmakers Want Gas Tax Suspended

The state’s elected leaders have been debating for weeks what to do about the spiraling prices. Republicans, who are far outnumbered in the Legislature, want to suspend the state’s gas tax, which at 51 cents per gallon is the second-highest in the nation.

But Democrats said that would benefit oil companies. Instead, they favor giving rebates to taxpayers because they know it would go straight to the consumer.

Newsom’s plan must be approved by the Legislature. Democratic leaders already have said they don’t support any proposal to temporarily halt an increase in the state’s gas tax. And many Democrats don’t like the idea of giving money to everyone, including millionaires and billionaires. They prefer targeting rebates to certain income levels.

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