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Another Nickel a Gallon for Gas in CT, But Prices Are Going Down, AAA Says

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Connecticut drivers today are seeing the fifth and final nickel increase in fuel taxes as the state ends its incremental tax phase-in at the pump, says AAA Northeast. — an announcement from AAA Northeast
The nickel increase began January 1, ends this month, and has finally reached the full 25-cent a gallon tax.  Despite the tax increase, today’s statewide average for a gallon of self-serve regular is $3.58, a penny lower compared to last week. Today’s average is also 54 cents lower than last year. Because of the tax increase, the Nutmeg State has moved up three spots to the 15th place on the list of the highest gas prices in the nation.

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Gas Tax Holiday Over, and Connecticut’s Crazy Zone Pricing, of Course, Is Still With Us

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Connecticut’s free bus fares are gone and lawmakers have allowed gas taxes to rise to 20 cents a gallon as of April 1. But the end of our state’s “gas tax holiday” on Saturday isn’t the reason gasoline prices vary so much from town to town. Just why does gasoline cost 60 cents a gallon more in Greenwich than in Bridgeport — 84 cents a gallon more compared to Hartford and 90 cents a gallon more than in East Hartford? Is it because folks in Greenwich are richer and can afford it? Or is it because it costs gasoline station owners more to operate in that Gold Coast zip code?