Two weeks after Ohio’s gas tax holiday took effect, drivers in Northeast Ohio are seeing prices climb again, with averages topping $4 a gallon in both Akron and Cleveland, according to GasBuddy figures reported this week.
As reported, the average price reached $4.08 a gallon in Akron and $4.09 in Cleveland. Prices in Akron rose more than 28 cents over the previous week, while Cleveland saw an increase of about 20 cents, the figures showed.
Despite the recent jump, prices remained about 47 cents lower than a month earlier. Drivers were still paying about $1.14 more a gallon than at the same time last year, a reminder that the holiday relief has not erased the broader increase at the pump…