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Getty Images - STOCK(NEW YORK) -- Gas prices have surged higher at the outset of 2024, stressing household budgets and complicating efforts to cool inflation.Since the beginning of the year, the average national price for a gallon of unleaded regular gas has jumped nearly 14%, amounting to an increase of more than 40 cents per gallon, according to AAA data shared with ABC News.In some states, prices have climbed dramatically over the past month. In Utah, the average price of a gallon of gas has increased by 60 cents, while prices over that same period have jumped 55 cents in Alaska and 43 cent...