From what I understand, this is not price gouging or anyone local raising the price either as part of a tax hike or because they can take advantage and raise the price. This is due to an increasing price of oil around the world, especially because of Russia's war with the Ukraine and the related sanctions. If the price of oil goes up, the price of gasoline and many other things goes up as well. That is just the way it is.

I still think the government should immediately lower the taxes on gasoline, even if only temporarily, to help combat the increasing cost of living in these difficult times...

What the world actually needs right now is a good series of Covid-19 lockdowns. When they locked us down back in 2020 and 2021, the price of oil plummeted and as soon as they opened things up the prices increased again. Lock us down for a month or two to knock the oil producers atop the head and to bring prices down again...