California adds 12 cent gas tax and 20 cent diesel tax

bob213 wrote:
Unfortunately California already has one of the highest fuel tax in the nation. It seems that the fund has been diverted to the High Speed Rail that is so far over budget I can't find an accurate number. I have never seen our roads in the disrepair that they are in now, but everywhere you look the state is re-aligning the hiway to make room for the Bullet Train. From what we read in our newspapers the gov. has depleted every fund they can to get additional funding for the train. I'm sure they will siphon off this new tax as well.

Actually, PA took that shameful "honor" Jan 1, 2017..

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"GASOLINE TAXES ON THE RISE

On Jan. 1, Pennsylvania’s wholesale tax on gasoline increased by 8 cents a gallon, to 58.3 cents a gallon, assuming wholesalers pass through the full cost.

The tax increase is the third under Act 89, a bipartisan 2013 law that boosted annual contracts for bridge and road work by about $1 billion a year, according to PennDOT.

Under Act 89, the gas tax increased by 9 cents in 2014 and 10 cents in 2015. There was no increase in 2016, so the cumulative increase — including the January hike — is 27 cents per gallon over four years.

Combined with federal gas tax of 18.4 cents, Pennsylvanians will be paying 76.7 cents per gallon in taxes — the highest in the nation."

The tax money doesn't go to the roads as it should be, instead it is redirected and goes to keep Philly "mass transportation" a float.. Something losing this much money just needs put out of it's misery.. the entire state suffers to keep artificially low fares in PAs largest inner city :M

Glad CA has taken back the hall of shame..

Hopefully the politicians in Harrisburg don't get ideas to top CA again..