Sweeney on NJ self-serve gas: Never [View all]

NEPTUNE – Could letting New Jersey residents pump their own gasoline for a discounted price help them cope from sticker shock if the gas tax goes up?

Senate President Stephen Sweeney doesn’t think pump-your-own price cuts would actually materialize and he says he’ll never allow self-serve legislation to move forward on his watch.

New Jersey is the only state that bars self-serve.

“I’ve never been a supporter of self-serve,’’ Sweeney, a Democrat from Gloucester County, said during an Asbury Park Press editorial board meeting Tuesday. “The retailers are controlling the numbers. All you’re doing is increasing their profit. You won’t see the savings because it just disappears.’’

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