Unless 100% of last year’s gas taxes were used on transportation needs (which I have never heard of happening), this is a politician third vacation home tax.
This is gonna make roads great!!
Or something...
Time to riot over it like people in Mexico.
I’ve got no problem with this. As long as the revenue ONLY goes to road repair and construction.
Pennsylvania’s identical increase took effect Jan. 1.
The result will be gas shortages in Ohio because everyone from Michigan and Pennsylvania drove across the line to fill-up.
“...thanks to a package of transportation-related tax hikes signed into law in 2015 by Gov. Rick Snyder. “
Republicans are supposed to be for lower taxes. These Republicans the sign tax increases should be driven from the party.
Pikers. Next door in Ontario on Jan. 1st the price went up 4+ cents a liter. That works out to 15 cents or more a US gallon. This is the new carbon tax to save the world. There will be another added carbon tax later that will be about the same amount.
Tennessee’s Republican governor is considering a similar tax hike. Fortunately, the Republicans in the state legislature are saying if the gas tax rises, then there should be a corresponding reduction in sales tax on food or some other area to help citizens.
Hopefully, the governor will decide against any tax increase. Maybe they can use some of that TN Lotto money instead if they want to improve the roads. Gas prices are high enough already.
Lets see....26 times 300 is what? Oh that will go a long way to stem inflation.
That is about what a heavy haul truck uses per day in state. Sooo...abt 80, times 6 days = 480 per week. Or 1920 per month, times the number of trucks.
Real smart.
for everyone’s information, as of yesterday Tijuana and Rosarito, Mexico have no gasoline for cars..they are not expected to be refilled for a while- some kind of protest over prices being raised..stations in south san diego and chula vista USA are being flooded by customers from Mexico who can legally cross....
also expected to affect airplanes..
http://zetatijuana.com/2017/01/05/sin-suministro-25-gasolineras-de-tijuana/
http://zetatijuana.com/2017/01/05/sin-suministro-25-gasolineras-de-tijuana/