Legislature repeals gas tax cap

AUBURN - Cayuga County Legislators repealed a six-month-old cap on the sales tax on gas on Tuesday.

Supporting lawmakers argued that they would rather do away with the gasoline relief and use the projected revenue to lower the property tax levy. They won in an 8-4 vote to repeal the cap beginning in March.

The cap saves consumers a nickel per gallon at the pump at the current average of $3.26 per gallon. Since June, the county has capped its 4-percent cut of sales tax at the $2 per gallon mark.