GOP governor candidate pitches simple fix to Gavin Newsom to lower gas prices — modeled after Australia

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As Californians suffer from highest-in-the-nation gas prices , GOP gubernatorial candidate Steve Hilton has one easy fix — follow Australia. Australia on Monday announced it will slash the fuel excise tax in half from April to June, which would save drivers nearly 13 dollars on a 17-gallon tank of fuel, reported Al-Jazeera . Now it’s on to California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D), Hilton told the Post. “Any decent governor who cared about regular working people would have done this weeks ago,” Hilton