A proposal from Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey to suspend the state’s gas tax for two months has been stripped out of the state’s $2.35 billion spending bill.

 

Healey proposed the gas tax suspension in September in an effort to help ease the burdens of families struggling with finances. The move, she said, would lower the price of gas by 24 cents per gallon.

 

The suspension was reportedly cut in a redraft of the spending bill by the House Ways and Means Committee. It will be up for a vote in the House of Representatives on Wednesday.

 

A spokesperson for Healey said she would push to get the gas tax suspension reinstated in the bill or through the state legislature in another form.

 

“Governor Healey’s gas tax suspension would give badly needed relief to Massachusetts residents struggling with the high cost of gas because of President Trump’s war, while making sure savings are passed down to drivers and protecting critical funding for transportation projects,” the spokesperson said.

 

The current average price of gas in Massachusetts, according to AAA, is $4.26 per gallon. That compares to an average price of $4.40 per gallon one month ago.

 

In Rhode Island, Gov. Dan McKee previously pushed to remove a 2-cent increase added to the gas tax to help close RIPTA’s $13.8 million deficit. The gas tax in Rhode Island currently sits at 40 cents per gallon.

 

See more at wpri.com.