(AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)New Jersey’s tax on every gallon of gas helps pay for transportation projects
(AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)New Jersey’s tax on every gallon of gas helps pay for transportation projects
(NJ Spotlight News)Deadline nears for decision on raising – or lowering – state gas tax
(Mihai_Andritoiu via Shutterstock)Gov. Phil Murphy delivers his latest State of the State address Tuesday
(Clockwise, L to R: AP Photo/Mary Altaffer; Dr. Pa Del from Flickr; CC BY-SA 2.0; AP Photo/Mel Evans; AP Photo/Ted Shaffrey, File)Higher gas tax, highway tolls and NJ Transit fares, not forgetting new NYC congestion pricing toll
(AP Photo/Julio Cortez, File)Motorists will pay 2.6 cents more a gallon starting next month
(AP Photo/Ted Shaffrey, File)An announcement on the tax is expected by early December
(AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)At 42.3 cents per gallon, NJ tax is 8th-highest in nation
NJ Spotlight NewsThe charges are being sought to refuel the state's Transportation Trust Fund
(AP Photo/Julio Cortez, File)Plus, a very brief history of the tax, which lawmakers have often battled over
(AP Photo/Marta Lavandier)The 0.9-cent increase will go into effect in October, bringing the state’s per-gallon tax to 42.3 cents

Reduction in the state’s gas tax is set to go into effect Oct. 1

A 23-cent increase in New Jersey's gas tax is now in effect.

Cheap Jersey gas is a thing of the past. Will the extra funds we pay at the pump prevent infrastructure problems in the future? No ...