Biden says decision on pause on federal gasoline tax could come by end of week

REHOBOTH BEACH: US President Joe Biden said on Monday that a decision on whether to pause a federal gasoline tax could come by the end of this week, as the US struggles to tackle soaring gasoline prices and inflation, now at its highest in 40 years.

Speaking a day after Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm said the president was evaluating pausing the tax temporarily, Biden told reporters: “Yes, I am considering it. I hope I have a decision based on data I am looking for by the end of the week.”