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Maryland's legislatively mandated gas tax hike takes effect at midnight Thursday

Maryland's legislatively mandated gas tax hike takes effect at midnight Thursday
MIDNIGHT WHEN THIS INCREASES EXPECTED TO TAKE PLACE. SO BOTTOM LINE YOU WILL BE PAYING MORE FOR A GALLON OF GAS IN MARYLAND TOMORROW, THEN YOU PAID FOR IT TODAY. IF THE SAUCE GOES UP THE WINGS GO UP. YOU KNOW IF THE PIZZA SAUCE GOES UP THE PIZZA GOES UP THE CHEESE GOES UP EVERYTHING FROM SMALL BUSINESS OWNERS TO COMMUTERS REACTION TO MARYLAND’S LOOMING PRICE HIKE AT THE PUMP. I GOTTA FIND SOMEWHERE CHEAP TO GET GAS AND FILL IT UP BEFORE THE TAXI’S A GALLON OF GAS GOING UP BY SEVEN CENTS TOMORROW. IT’S AN AUTOMATIC YEARLY INCREASE IN THE STATE GAS TAX. IT IS MANDATED BY STATE. AND IT MIGHT BE THE BREAKING POINT FOR PERSONAL BUDGETS MANY SAID HERE TODAY THAT I CAN’T AFFORD IT RIGHT NOW. YOU KNOW, YOU GOT IT I HAD TO BUY FOOD CIGARETTES EVERYTHING, YOU KNOW, I MEAN IT ALL GOT IT BALANCED OUT. YOU KNOW ME GOT SPLIT UP. I MEAN, IT’S 60 44. IT WAS NEVER LIKE THIS. SO I’M REALLY LIGHTLY TRAVELING AND DOING WHAT I HAVE TO DO, BUT IT’S IT’S A LOT IT’S A LOTPTHOUG LATE TO IMPACT THE COST TO CONSUMERS TOMORROW, MARYLAND TROLLER AND DEMOCRATIC GUBERNATORIAL CANDIDATE PETER. SO RENEWED HIS CALL FOR A GAS TAX HOLIDAY AND THE SUFFERING THE SUFFERING IS EXT. SOME SAID SEVEN CENTS A GALLON CAN REALLY ADD UP OUR PRICES HAVE GONE THROUGH THE ROOF. WE’RE NOT 134,000 IN GAS ALREADY OVER LAST YEAR YEAR TO DATE LAST YEAR. THAT’S FUEL. WE BURN DOES NOT BEGIN TO COUNT. THE FUEL FOR THE DELIVERIES OF EVERYTHING ELSE. IT’S PROBABLY FOUR TO FIVE TIMES THAT THE BIPARTISAN PUSH FOR A GAS TANK HOLIDAY INCLUDES MR. FRANCHO GOVERNOR HOGAN AND PRESIDENT BIDEN, BUT THERE’S ALSO BIPARTISAN RESISTANCE TO PUTTING THE TAX INCREASE ON HOLD FRANCHISE TWO DEMOCRATIC RIVALS FOR THE GUBERNATORIAL NOMINATION WES MOORE AND TOM PEREZ BOTH TILL 11 NEWS THAT THEY DO NOT SUPPORT CALLING A SPECIAL LEGISLATIVE SESSION JUST TO INVOKE A GAS TAX HOLIDAY REPORTING LIVE FROM DUNDAL
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Maryland's legislatively mandated gas tax hike takes effect at midnight Thursday
From small business owners to commuters alike, reaction to Maryland's looming price hike at the pump isn't good."It's a trickle down. I mean, when people go out to eat at a pizza shop and get wings, if the sauce goes up, the wings go up," said Paul Gill, with Buffalo Gill's Wing Sauce."The whole process revolves around fuel," said Ted Goloboski, a small business owner."This is absurd. It's ridiculous," said Kenya White, a commuter from Anne Arundel County.| RELATED: Maryland Republicans Harris, Szeliga call for another gas tax holidayA gallon of gas will increase at midnight Thursday by 7 cents in Maryland because of an automatic, yearly increase of the state gas tax that's mandated by state law.This year, it might become a breaking point for personal budgets."I mean, it's $60.44 (to fill up). It was never like this. I'm really lightly traveling and doing what I have to do, but it's a lot," said Kenya White, a commuter from Anne Arundel County.| RELATED: Maryland legislative leaders remain steadfast against another gas tax holiday"It's just hard, you know? Especially if you've got kids. You've got to pick between gas, food or anything else, or they might not eat today. It's just hard to balance it all out," said Isiah Davis, a commuter from Baltimore County.Some Marylanders said 7 cents a gallon can really add up."Our prices have gone through the roof. We're up $134,000 in gas already over last year, year-to-date," said Shawn Casserly, a small-business owner."That's fuel we burn. It doesn't begin to count the fuel for the deliveries of everything else. So, it's probably four to five times that," said Ted Goloboski, a small business owner.| RELATED: Biden calls on Congress to suspend federal gas, diesel taxes for three months

From small business owners to commuters alike, reaction to Maryland's looming price hike at the pump isn't good.

"It's a trickle down. I mean, when people go out to eat at a pizza shop and get wings, if the sauce goes up, the wings go up," said Paul Gill, with Buffalo Gill's Wing Sauce.

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"The whole process revolves around fuel," said Ted Goloboski, a small business owner.

"This is absurd. It's ridiculous," said Kenya White, a commuter from Anne Arundel County.

| RELATED: Maryland Republicans Harris, Szeliga call for another gas tax holiday

A gallon of gas will increase at midnight Thursday by 7 cents in Maryland because of an automatic, yearly increase of the state gas tax that's mandated by state law.

This year, it might become a breaking point for personal budgets.

"I mean, it's $60.44 (to fill up). It was never like this. I'm really lightly traveling and doing what I have to do, but it's a lot," said Kenya White, a commuter from Anne Arundel County.

| RELATED: Maryland legislative leaders remain steadfast against another gas tax holiday

"It's just hard, you know? Especially if you've got kids. You've got to pick between gas, food or anything else, or they might not eat today. It's just hard to balance it all out," said Isiah Davis, a commuter from Baltimore County.

Some Marylanders said 7 cents a gallon can really add up.

"Our prices have gone through the roof. We're up $134,000 in gas already over last year, year-to-date," said Shawn Casserly, a small-business owner.

"That's fuel we burn. It doesn't begin to count the fuel for the deliveries of everything else. So, it's probably four to five times that," said Ted Goloboski, a small business owner.

| RELATED: Biden calls on Congress to suspend federal gas, diesel taxes for three months