With skyrocketing prices at the gasoline pumps putting a major strain on New York’s families and businesses, Senator John Flanagan has introduced legislation to suspend New York State’s gasoline taxes during the summer travel season.

This tax relief program, which would begin Memorial Day weekend and provide tax relief through Labor Day, would provide drivers with an immediate savings of 32 cents per gallon.

Those savings would grow to 65 cents of tax relief per gallon if the federal and local governments opted to join the state.

Please click here to read more about the Summer Gasoline Tax Holiday which has passed the Senate and is now awaiting action in the Assembly.

This initiative would also reduce costs for local businesses that provide goods and services across our region and provide additional relief to consumers across the state.

If you would like to show your support for the Summer Gasoline Tax Holiday, please fill in the information below to call on the Assembly and Governor Paterson to work with Senator Flanagan to provide relief at the pumps.