GBPI In The News Deal halts planned increase in state gas tax June 8, 2012 / January 17, 2020 by GBPI Admin GBPI Executive Director Alan Essig is quoted on Governor Deal’s decision to halt the plan to increase the state gas tax; Essig says the decision does not make “budgetary or economic sense.” Read full article here. Read more » Aaron Gould Sheinin Alan Essig Atlanta Atlanta Journal-Constitution Gas Tax State Budget State Taxes