# Aiming to cut fuel costs, Trump opens tax-exempt ‘red dye’ diesel to all drivers

https://mins.news/en/item/87271

- NBC News, 2026-10-06 01:48 UTC
- Economy
- Original: https://www.nbcnews.com/business/energy/aiming-fuel-costs-trump-opens-tax-exempt-red-dye-diesel-rcna601748

> President Donald Trump signed an executive order allowing anyone to buy tax-exempt “red dye” diesel, aiming to help bring down sky-high diesel prices.

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