With Utah gas prices spiking, Legislative leaders eye tax incentives again

By: Alixel Cabrera

Outlets: Utah News Dispatch

Published: August 19, 2026

Words: 850

Last Updated: 2 weeks, 5 days ago

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While Utah leaders have worked on infrastructure tax credits and incentives for gas production, they keep raising their eyebrows at the pump, frustrated with the fact that the average price of gas has continued to rise above the national average this year.

Especially Utah House Speaker Mike Schultz, a Republican from Hooper, who was behind a recent law that lowered the gas tax at the pump by 6 cents …

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