South Dakota Transportation Secretary doesn’t think gas tax cut would do much to give consumers a price break

President Biden has asked Congress to suspend the 18 cent per gallon federal gas tax through September as a way to cut costs for consumers.

South Dakota Transportation Department Secretary Joel Jundt says any cut in that funding could be a problem.

Jundt says there is no guarantee that drivers would see the full benefit.

He says each retailer could then decide how to price a gallon of gas.

Jundt says the overall impact would not be significant.

Many members of Congress were skeptical that the cut would achieve much of a benefit.

(News partner WNAX contributed this story.)