FUEL REBATES * USA - Connecticut governor signs bill for cash discounts on fuel, delayed tax hike
The new law, stops a scheduled fuel tax hike. It also allows more fuel stations to offer cash discounts
CT,USA -Land Line Magazine, by Keith Goble/The Hartford Courant -June 20, 2008: -- Connecticut Gov. M. Jodi Rell put her signature on a bill Tuesday, June 17, to offer consumers a break from high fuel prices... More fuel stations throughout the state now are allowed to offer cash discounts. The discount overrides franchise agreements between oil companies and fuel stations, thus allowing retailers to offer discounts to customers who pay cash to fill up... About 85 percent of the state’s approximately 1,000 fuel stations are affected by such agreements, Advocates for the change say the discounts could save consumers between 10 cents and 20 cents per gallon in a state where a gallon of diesel is averaging $4.90...
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