TRENTON, NJ – Senator Ed Durr expressed strong disapproval of the Murphy administration’s recent announcement that New Jersey’s gas tax will automatically increase by 0.9 cents per gallon, effective October 1.
The Senator criticized the timing of the announcement, strategically made before the long Labor Day holiday weekend. He described the increase as another burden for New Jersey residents already grappling with high inflation rates.
Durr said, “Families need legislators who will stand up to bring down the enormous cost of living in New Jersey. I’m calling on the Legislature to support my bill to provide a gas tax credit to offset these needless tax increases.”
Durr’s proposed legislation, S-2290, aims to sponsor a gas tax credit that would counterbalance the rising costs amplified by inflation and directly benefit taxpayers.
The Senator also warned against the administration’s electric vehicle mandates, claiming that they would force an escalation in gas taxes. “If we don’t act now, regressive gas tax increases are going to become more volatile,” he said.
Senator Durr urged immediate legislative action to halt what he views as unnecessary tax hikes and to hold Governor Murphy accountable for his earlier statements that there would be no new gas tax increases.
In January, Murphy declared, “Absolutely no new taxes.” in 2023.