President Joe Biden’s plan to suspend the federal gasoline tax would only make things worse for U.S. drivers, one industry CEO said ahead of a meeting in Washington between oil executives and administration officials.
“The gasoline tax holiday would actually increase demand at a time when inventory is already tight,” John Hess, CEO of Hess Corp., said June 23 in an investor presentation. “The key to getting oil prices under control is to grow inventory; you only do that by increasing supply and tempering demand.”
