by Katy Grimes, E&E Legal Senior Media Fellow and California Globe Editor
As Appearing in the California Globe
Since Gov. Newsom has a real problem with Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, let’s compare California’s gas prices against Florida’s
California’s gas prices just topped $5.00 per gallon again, and hits as high as $5.95 in some counties. I was just in Virginia and enjoyed paying $3.20 per gallon – at the airport – which made coming back to California and filling up was painful.
Governor Gavin Newsom continues to blame oil company “excess profits” and “windfall oil profits” for the high costs of gas and diesel in California, as well as blaming the petroleum industry for imposing a “mystery surcharge” on the state. The real culprits are California’s Democrat politicians and governor for the state’s highest in the nation gas taxes and nearly all other taxes, as well as environmental costs and really bad policy.
The real breakdown of California’s fees and taxes is in the graphic above – all imposed by state government.
Since Gov. Newsom has a real problem with Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, and so many former Californians now reside in Florida, let’s compare California’s gas prices against Florida’s:
