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LINCOLN — Nebraska’s gas tax rate will be 28.7 cents per gallon, marking a decrease of 4.5 cents per gallon. This is good news for Nebraska motorists, who are currently seeing total gas prices spike ahead of the holidays.

The current average price per gallon is $2.21 in Nebraska, up from $2.04 last month. Despite this increase, gas prices remain 23 cents cheaper than last year at this time.

Pump prices across the country are getting more expensive as we head into the last weeks of the year. Since Monday, the national gas price average has jumped six cents to $2.22. While not the most ex...