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HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Connecticut lawmakers have voted to temporarily suspending the state’s 25-cent-per-gallon excise tax on gasoline. The tax will be suspended from April 1 to June 30. The House of Representatives voted 143-0 on Wednesday in favor of the emergency bill. The Senate passed the bill 33-0 hours later. Fuel prices have risen due to pandemic-induced inflation and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The legislation also establishes a second sales-tax-free week on clothing and footwear valued under $100 per item, beginning April 10. That’s in addition to one typically held in August for back-to-school shoppers. Furthermore, the bill provides free bus service between now and June 30.
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