Stephen Passaha
speaker
101 appearances
13 recordings
1 series
first heard Oct 2025
last heard 14 Jul
Stephen Passaha’s voice in public audio — every appearance, attributed to the second.
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Prices in June were down 0.4 percent from a month earlier.
The decrease primarily comes down to the main driving force behind inflation in recent months, energy prices.
They fell 5.7 percent in June from a month earlier.
Potholes cost drivers billions of dollars in repairs each year.
Patrick Marshall knows what that's like after hitting a dip in New Orleans.
The entire wheel almost fell off the truck completely.
What the federal gas tax brings in is not enough to pay for all road repairs.
But Rob Bott with LendingTree says anytime you cut highway maintenance funding...
State gas taxes are usually higher.
Some states like Georgia have paused theirs.
That means more savings for drivers, but less money for road repairs.
Stephen Passaha, NPR News.
So far, the average refund is about 11% higher than this time last year, about $350 more according to data from the IRS.
Michael Pierce with Oxford Economics expects that average will go up.
That's because higher income filers typically procrastinate on filing and seem to be benefiting more from the new tax changes.
While the deadline to file is Wednesday, you can request an extension and move the deadline until October 15th.
But you should still pay any taxes you think you'll owe Wednesday to avoid having to pay penalties.
Stephen Passaha, NPR News.
Consumers so far are weathering this gasoline shock quite comfortably.
They're still finding room to spend on the nice-to-have parts of their baskets.
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