As gas prices begin to rise back above $2 at gas stations in South Carolina after a record drop over the past four months, state lawmakers are considering adding an additional 10 cents to the price of gas to help fix the state’s crumbling roads.
Gas prices could increase 30 to 50 cents between early February and spring as refineries shut down for maintenance, according to a news release from AAA Carolinas. They should stay below $3 per gallon in 2015, AAA said.
One group already plans to protest a possible gas tax increase. On Thursday, Americans for Prosperity South Carolina announced they would hold a “Lobby Day” to urge their local legislators to vote against any increase.
The political advocacy group said in a news release a 5-cent-per-gallon increase would eliminate 1,000 jobs and cost the average household about $78 a year.
South Carolina Association of Taxpayers 