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Kentucky price gouging laws activated during sky-high gas prices

Kentucky price gouging laws activated during sky-high gas prices
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By The Associated Press
Jun. 24, 2022 | FRANKFORT
By The Associated Press Jun. 24, 2022 | 08:17 AM | FRANKFORT
Gov. Andy Beshear signed an executive order Thursday declaring a state of emergency in response to gas prices hovering close to $5 per gallon. His action activated Kentucky’s price gouging laws.

Kentucky consumers can report suspected price gouging at the pump to state Attorney General Daniel Cameron’s office.

Beshear said “every little bit helps” in trying to offer relief to consumers reeling from soaring fuel prices. He acknowledged a governor’s options are limited in dealing with global economic unrest.

Cameron responded by urging Kentuckians to alert his office about any signs of price gouging.

Beshear wrote to Cameron in early June asking if the topic of gas prices warranted investigation.

Cameron told Beshear that issuing a state of emergency would offer “minimal — if any — additional relief” to Kentuckians. But he pledged to fully enforce the price gouging laws.

Cameron’s letter said his office had already been monitoring gas prices in Kentucky, and that 263 complaints had been logged with his office since the start of 2022.

Beshear recently took action to freeze Kentucky’s gas tax, preventing a 2-cent-per-gallon increase that would have taken effect July 1. The action is expected to save Kentuckians an estimated $35.4 million. In February, the governor took executive action to grant relief to Kentucky taxpayers hit with pandemic-related increases in their vehicle property tax bills.
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