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President Donald Trump said that he wants to suspend the 18.4-cent federal gasoline tax to help drivers save at the pump. The announcement comes after talks with Iran fell apart over the weekend, sending oil prices on yet another incline as U.S. consumers face gasoline prices north of a $4.50 national average.
Oil and gasoline prices will “drop like a rock” once the war ends, Trump said Monday; until then, he said, he wanted to waive the federal fuel tax. Gas now costs Americans about $1.35 more per gallon than before the onset of the war with Iran.
Revenue from the gasoline tax and a 24-cent tax on a gallon of diesel fund.