What state has the highest gas tax in the U.S.? As of January 2024, there were two U.S. state with a gas tax higher than 60 cents.
This paper calculates the optimal gasoline tax for the state of California. According to our analysis, the optimal gasoline tax in California is $1.37/gal, which is over three times the current California tax when excluding sales taxes. The Pigovian tax is the largest part of this tax, ...
Republicans in California had rallied around a gas tax repeal known asProposition 6, but the measure is now at risk of failing, according to a new poll. That could mean trouble for some GOP candidates who pinned hopes on gaining votes from supporters of the ballot initiative. TopHouse Repub...
A man fuels his vehicle at a gas station in Los Angeles, California, the United States, June 1, 2022. (Photo by Zeng Hui/Xinhua) "Such a tax holiday might reduce gas prices by up to 18 cents a gallon but will still leave gasoline prices at a painfully high level," an expert said....
“In the short run, people may take fewer trips, but in the long run it is to make an easy transition to other modes of transportation.” For example, in 2023 the Netherlands, which has the fifth-most expensive gas in the world, also had the highest gas tax in the European U...
California leads the nation in EV adoption but it’s losing funding it would normally receive from gas taxes. In an effort to bridge the gap, it has proposed a mileage tax on all road users. Now, it’s beginning a pilot program to test out how well it works for the public. ...
Some gas stations in California are even at 10 U.S. dollars a gallon, although that state has the highest gas sales tax of any state across the country. "We might see some people saying 'that's it, I'm cutting back.' Others saying no, I'm going to take this last big trip with...
Pennsylvania’s 57.6-cent-a-gallon gas tax is the highest in the nation, just ahead of California’s. Corman said he is introducing legislation for a roughly one-third reduction through the rest of the year. The lost gas tax revenue would be offset by directing $500 million of federal CO...
factors include higher environmental standards for fuel and a higher gas tax than most states. "california gasoline prices are generally higher and more variable than prices in other states because relatively few supply sources offer california’s unique blend of gasoline outside the state," the u...
State gasoline taxes ranged from a high of 58.8 cents per gallon in California to a low of 8.95 cents per gallon in Alaska as of Jan. 1, 2022.15 The federal gasoline tax rate has not changed since 1993. Many state tax rates on gasoline have recently increased, in contrast, to help road...