Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear cannot extend a May executive order that reduced the gasoline tax by 10 cents through June 30 for 37 municipalities.
“We’ve done this as long as we can,” he said Thursday, and called on President Donald Trump to “take action.”
“President Trump should officially resolve this conflict in Iran — not a memorandum of understanding to negotiate for another 60 days,” Beshear said during his weekly press conference. “Get in there, send the seasoned diplomats, and get it done. And let’s permanently open the Strait of Hormuz.”
37 municipalities request Beshear’s gas tax reduction after KY lawmakers question the move
The Strait is key because it’s “deep enough and wide enough to handle the world’s largest crude oil tankers, and it is one of the world’s most important oil chokepoints,” according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration.
Its ongoing closure during the war “continues to cut off 20% of the world’s oil supply from global markets, along with liquid natural gas and fertilizer needed for a functioning global economy,” CNN reported this month.
Gas prices have risen during the U.S. war with Iran and are averaging around $3.5 per gallon across Kentucky, up from $2.9 a year ago.
