Sentences with phrase «gallon gas tax»

Ironically, there was no treaty at that point, and no government proposals, then or now, have suggested a «50 cent» gallon gas tax.

He calls for a big buck a gallon gas tax to put us back on the road to efficient cars.

The fires hoses are: Population reduction; nuclear power and a $ 1 per gallon gas tax.

In 2017, lawmakers considered nixing the 28 cents per gallon gas tax for a fixed $ 140 vehicle plate fee.

Not exact matches

Specifically, getting Congress to go along with raising the federal gas tax by 25 cents a gallon.

In Pennsylvania, for example, the federal and state gas taxes add up to 77.7 cents per gallon, while in Ohio they total 46.41 cents.

Gas taxes are based on each state's rate and an average annual consumption of 656 gallons, sourced from API.org on March 6, 2018.

At only $ 0.20 per gallon, the Texas gas tax is among the most reasonable in the nation.

Using the nationwide average fuel economy, we calculated the average gallons of gas used per capita in each city and multiplied that by the fuel tax.

That means the total tax on gasoline and ethanol is 27.9 cents per gallon, slightly below the national average gas tax of 29.9 cents per gallon.

Mountaineer State drivers experience their most recent gas tax increase in 2017 — about 3.5 cents per gallon.

Although Wisconsin drivers have a higher gas tax — 32.9 cents per gallon — that goes to the state, gas prices here are lower than the national average.

A gas tax increase in 2017 boosted the state's wholesale tax to 58 cents per gallon.

Florida was one of seven states to raise gas tax prices in 2017 — overall, Florida's gas tax is also one of the highest in the country at 34.77 cents per gallon, priced to restore and maintain the state's aging infrastructure.

Like Alabama, Minnesota has lower gas prices and a lower gas tax — 28.5 cents per gallon.

The higher gas prices in Washington are driven by the state's gas tax, which is 49 cents per gallon.

Although the state had a modest increase in its gas tax in 2017 — less than 1 cent per gallon — it is crude oil prices and natural disasters that determine pricing overall.

In recent years, Vermont increased the gas tax, and it is now 32 cents per gallon.

In addition, Oregon has one of the higher gas taxes in the nation at 34 cents per gallon.

Maine also has a gas tax of around 31 cents per gallon.

The state also has one of the higher state gas taxes in the nation at over 37 cents per gallon, which also affects prices for New Jersey drivers.

The state's gas tax, which stayed at 27 cents per gallon for 24 years was raised 4.5 cents in July 2017 to fund road and bridge projects.

New York's gas prices are in large part driven by its high taxes — the gas tax rose to over 43 cents per gallon in 2017.

Add that to the federal gas tax of 18.4 cents, and you're paying a total of 52.4 cents per gallon in taxes at the pump.

Although other states implement a fixed - rate per - gallon no matter how much gas costs, Kentucky's tax changes with the actual cost of gas.

But even after taking into account state gas taxes, blending requirements aimed at reducing air pollution and other environmental and climate fees attached to each gallon of fuel, it appears drivers...

The state currently charges a little over 39 cents in total taxes and fees for every gallon of gas — quite a difference from the 52 cents it collected per gallon a decade ago.

Using the nationwide average fuel economy, we calculated the average gallons of gas used per driver in each county and multiplied that by the fuel tax.

In short, it's a tax credit worth $ 0.50 per gasoline gallon equivalent of compressed natural gas, or diesel gallon equivalent of liquefied natural gas, and Clean Energy has been able to claim this tax credit for a portion of its fuel sales each year.

This credit exceeds the current gas and diesel excise tax of $ 0.184 and $ 0.244, respectively, per gallon.

when you buy a gallon of gas you pay taxes.

(There's some silly chatter about the «$ 4 toast» — which is actually $ 3.50 — which is kind of surprising when people are filling up their cars with gas that costs more than $ 4 per gallon, and a glass of wine goes for $ 12, plus tax and tip.

The U.S. Chamber of Commerce will call for increasing the federal gas tax by 25 cents a gallon over the next five years to help pay for rebuilding U.S. roads and bridges as part of its push for a federal infrastructure initiative this year.

He added that the majority of the state's transportation dollars comes from the federal budget and from the gas tax which is 18.4 cent per gallon.

Projections made at a time when gasoline was selling for roughly $ 4 per gallon had estimated that removing the tax cap could bring in $ 3 million in 2009 if a gallon of gas averaged $ 3.50 next year.

Among Freeman's specific recommendations are a «20 percent federal tax credit to electricity and natural gas utilities that gives highest priority to the efficient use of the energy they supply,» and ban on new coal or nuclear plants and retirement of the existing plants within the next 30 years, government - funded demonstration plants for Big Solar and hydrogen, increasing federal fuel economy standards one mile - per - gallon a year over the next 24 years, tax credits for plug - in hybrids or flex - fuel vehicles, and an excess - profits tax on oil to fund the tax credits.

The federal gas tax of 18.4 cents per gallon hasn't increased since 1993 — largely because even suggesting such a thing, most lawmakers believe, is political suicide.

And we haven't raised the gas tax since 1993 [when it went up to 18.4 cents a gallon; see sidebar].

Increasing the gas tax by, say, just 20 cents per gallon, potentially generating billions in road - repairing funds, would raise the average cost of a tank of fuel by only about $ 3.

PT: In Europe, gas taxes are more like $ 3 or $ 4 a gallon.

That's including a $ 2,100 «gas guzzler» tax for the EPA rating of 14 miles per gallon city, 20 highway.

For 2015, the hand - built American exotic now delivers an increased 645 horsepower, gets up to 20 miles per gallon and is offered at a new starting U.S. Manufacturer's Suggested Retail Price (MSRP) of $ 84,995 (all prices exclude tax, title, license, destination and gas guzzler tax).

The S6 burns fuel like a truck, though; the EPA says it does no better than 21 miles per gallon on the highway, and you will pay a $ 2,100 gas guzzler tax to own one of these.

The price also included an $ 850 gas - guzzler tax, which points up, perhaps, the car's most notable shortcoming — an unimpressive 14 miles per gallon EPA city mileage.

But any car that gets 12 miles per gallon in the city, on premium gasoline, and requires buyers to plunk down a $ 3,000 «gas - guzzler» tax, is probably not being cross-shopped with any of the sensible - shoes alternatives.

EPA ratings of 13 miles per gallon in the city and 17 mpg on the highway, saddling the XJ - S with a $ 1,500 gas - guzzler tax, are par for the European luxury - car course but distinctly unappealing.

Alaska is where gas will cost you the least, with total combined taxes coming to 29.7 cents per gallon.

Taxes also make up a significant component of the price of a gallon of gas.

(I'm thinking of supply side economics and the obvious need for a larger rather than smaller gas tax to help us get moving away from it; in England in April it was about $ 9 per gallon, though I'm sure it's more than that now.)

Right now, the average cost of gasoline is $ 3.58 per gallon.Even if she managed to prevent the renewal of our relatively tiny national gas tax (it expires this year, and some Tea Partiers are zeroing in on it), she'd only manage to shave off something like 38 cents of the cost per gallon.