Braun extends Indiana gas tax suspension through Nov. 4, lifts dyed‑diesel restrictions for farmers
Gov. Mike Braun extended the state energy emergency and continued suspending Indiana’s gasoline use and gasoline excise taxes through Nov. 4, 2026, keeping the pause in all 92 counties and lifting dyed‑diesel limits so farmers may use it for farm‑related activities, the administration said.
Indiana Gov. Mike Braun extended the state’s energy emergency and continued suspension of the gasoline use and gasoline excise taxes through Nov. 4, 2026, keeping the tax pause in effect across all 92 counties, the administration said. The article notes the prior emergency had been set to expire Oct. 6 before the extension.
The governor also suspended special fuel restrictions for dyed diesel, allowing farmers to use dyed diesel for any farm‑related activities. The administration cited ongoing global oil‑supply disruptions — including Houthi drone attacks that shut down Saudi Arabia’s East‑West Pipeline (which it said accounts for 7% of the world’s oil supply), reported Houthi advances and threats to Red Sea shipments, and the Russia‑Ukraine war — and said the suspensions aim to provide relief while protecting state and local infrastructure funding. Braun first suspended the gasoline use tax in April and expanded the pause to include the excise tax in May.
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