County Gas Sales Tax Cap to take Effect Tomorrow

Rockland County Executive Ed Day and County Legislature Chairman Jay Hood Jr remind residents the local sales tax cap on motor fuel, which is capped at $2 per gallon, goes into affect tomorrow, June 1.

The change means local sales tax will only be applied to the first $2 of a gasoline purchase.

County Executive Ed Day said, "We hope this temporary stop-gap measure provides some relief to the families who are now struggling with skyrocketing inflation and gas prices, but we need the federal government to step up, take responsibility, and tackle the real issues driving up costs across the board."

The 2022 New York State Budget provides a suspension of the state excise and sales taxes, providing a combined 16 cents per gallon savings to consumers from June 1, 2022 through December 31, 2022.

To provide additional savings to Rockland County families the County Executive and County Legislature capped the local sales tax on motor fuel at $2 per gallon affective June 1, 2022 through February 28, 2023.

County Legislature Jay Hood Jr said, "We are all feeling the pinch as the prices of everything have increased, but people still need to get to work, take their kids to school and summer camp, go to the doctor and grocery shop. They need to put gas in their car and hopefully this will bring some relief to Rockland County families.