Raise the Gas Tax, Residents say
Attendees at a hearing hosted by the Massachusetts Department of Transportation say a higher tax on gasoline can fund private and public transportation improvement projects.
In an unusual situation, speakers Thursday night at Attleboro City Hall demanded the state raise a tax. Numerous attendees at a hearing hosted by the Massachusetts Department of Transportation said the state's gasoline tax must be increased to fund improvements to streets, bridges and public transportation. Massachusetts drivers pay 41.9 cents per gallon on gas and 47.9 cents per gallon on diesel fuel in state and federal taxes. The gas tax total is the 29th-highest in the country, according to various sources. New York is ranked first. California and Connecticut are tied for second place. The state charges 21 cents per gallon on gas and diesel, according to the Department of Revenue. The tax was last raised in 1991, various sources report…
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Gretchen Robinson
6:13 pm on Monday, December 10, 2012
did you even read my post? $6-8.00 a gallon is the actual cost given subsidies to oil companies. If you need to get angry at anyone, look at the industry that manages supply and demand to maximize profits. Then industry lobbyists are all over any congressperson who dares to question this, portraying them as anti-business. It's simplistic to point to the president and btw the same things were said… more ›