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Consumers may finally be getting a break at the pump as some states moved to suspend gasoline excise taxes. Late last week, Georgia legislators suspended the 7.5 cents-a-gallon gas tax and 4 percent sales tax on gasoline. Drivers in Georgia, who are paying as high as $5 per gallon, are hoping to see benefits. Is your state next?

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    States ranked by total gas-tax burden, including state and federal levies. (Source: American Petroleum Institute.)

    New York -- 62.9 cents
    Hawaii -- 60.1 cents
    California -- 60.0 cents
    Illinois -- 54.6 cents
    Connecticut -- 53.9 cents
    Michigan -- 52.4 cents
    Nevada -- 51.9 cents
    Wisconsin -- 51.3 cents
    Florida -- 49.8 cents
    Pennsylvania -- 49.5 cents

    -- See Full List of States

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