ATLANTA — Gas prices have reached all-time highs for the metro Atlanta area and Georgia.
The average price for a gallon of regular unleaded gas rose overnight from $4.292 to $4.330. The average price for a gallon of diesel rose from $5.372 to $4.881.
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AAA releases the latest gas prices every morning and Tuesday’s numbers show some prices are up nearly 20 cents in a week.
Georgia still has one of the cheapest average prices across the country. The national average price right now is $4.919 per gallon.
Tuesday’s prices broke the previous record set in March, when gas prices first started to see sharp increases.
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Gov. Brian Kemp signed a bill passed by the Georgia House and Senate in March to suspend the state’s gas tax. Kemp signed an executive order to extend the legislation last month.
The current gas tax suspension will now last through July 14.
Stacey Abrams, Kemp’s opponent in the 2022 governor’s race, released a statement Tuesday calling on Kemp to commit to suspending the state gas through the end of the year.
“Right now in Georgia under Brian Kemp, gas prices are skyrocketing, inflation has destabilized our economy and the price of groceries is increasingly out of reach – but Brian Kemp is more focused on political stunts rather than providing stability for Georgia families. If Brian Kemp is serious about helping Georgians cope with inflation, he should suspend the state gas tax through the end of the year,” Abrams said.
Channel 2 Action News reached out to Kemp’s campaign for a response.
“The jaw-dropping hypocrisy of the Abrams campaign gained a new chapter today. Abrams took credit for Joe Biden’s win, supports his disastrous policies at every turn, and opposes Governor Kemp’s action to address inflation and the cost of living. She now suddenly backs a proposal which she has no plan to pay for because her campaign just realized what hardworking Georgians have known all along - Georgia can’t afford four years of the Biden-Abrams agenda,” campaign spokesman Tate Mitchell said.
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