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9/12/05-Gov. Joe Manchin III has vowed to freeze motor fuel taxes for one year in West Virginia. It is the latest of many measures being bantered in statehouses across the country to ease the effects of record-high fuel prices.
Lara Ramsburg, a spokeswoman for the governor, said Manchin plans to sign an executive order to stop the scheduled increase on gasoline and diesel fuel, which was expected to take effect on Jan. 1.
The tax is based on the average wholesale price of fuel between July 1 and Oct. 31. It was expected to increase by at least 1.5 cents per gallon.
Lara Ramsburg, a spokeswoman for the governor, said Manchin plans to sign an executive order to stop the scheduled increase on gasoline and diesel fuel, which was expected to take effect on Jan. 1.
The tax is based on the average wholesale price of fuel between July 1 and Oct. 31. It was expected to increase by at least 1.5 cents per gallon.