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Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp has approved a pair of executive orders that extend the time the state will not collect motor fuel taxes from Aug. 18 until Sept. 12, a recent report by FOX 5 Atlanta said.

State officials first paused the collection of motor fuel taxes back in March. While that initial action was slated to end in May, the governor has since extended it multiple times, most recently through Aug. 18. Now, it will last at least one month longer.

"With 40-year high inflation, gas prices that are still far too high, and supply chains strained under the weight of bad decisions, hardworking residents of the Peach State have been feeling the consequences of Joe Biden's recession long before it was announced," Kemp said in a statement, quoted by FOX 5 Atlanta. 

This comes as the American Automobile Association (AAA) reported that gas prices have been dropping in Georgia since reaching record levels in mid-June, FOX 5 said. On Aug. 3, the average price was $3.72 per gallon for regular unleaded gasoline, which was down approximately 60 cents from a month before.

Kemp's second executive order, signed earlier this month, renewed Georgia's State of Emergency for Supply Chain Disruptions, extending it also until Sept. 12.