State Tax Notes: States Increase Gas Tax in Push for Transportation Funds
media mentionIn the absence of a national gasoline tax increase, states have been raising their gas taxes to fund long-deferred road maintenance and transportation projects.
“I think what’s happening now is a lot of states are having to play catch-up. They let their infrastructure deteriorate to a point where it’s an issue that can’t be ignored any longer,” said Carl Davis of the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy.