INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — An economist and a gas station industry representative on Monday both said suspending Indiana’s gas tax helped lower prices a little but the relief will be short-lived.

As of Monday afternoon, GasBuddy reported one gallon of regular gasoline cost $3.92 on average, down about 13 cents from this time last week. Five days have passed since Gov. Mike Braun, a Republican, suspended the state’s use tax on gasoline, also called the sales tax.

For the month of April, the use tax for gasoline is 17.2 cents per gallon.

Ball State University economist Prof. Michael Hicks said the combination of the gas tax suspension and a slight reduction in oil prices last week contributed to the decline. Oil prices dropped after wor...