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| Official says mileage tax ‘viable’ option to replace fuel tax
Official says mileage tax ‘viable’ option to replace fuel tax 11/20/07 Quote:
The author of report in Oregon says a tax system based on miles driven could one day replace per-gallon fuel taxes at the pump.
James Whitty, manager of the Oregon Department of Transportation Office of Innovative Partnerships and Alternative Funding, said officials in all 50 states and Washington, DC, have their eyes on the report, which was nearing completion on Tuesday, Nov. 20.
Whitty gave Land Line a preview of what the report will say.
“It’s going to say that it’s viable,” he said.
The report is based on a pilot program conducted by the Oregon DOT from April 2006 to March 2007 to test a mileage-based tax system.
“We were asked to research a replacement of the state gas tax, dollar for dollar, so that’s what we’ve done,” Whitty said.
A test group of 285 passenger vehicles in the pilot program was split into three groups – one that paid a rate of 1.2 cents per mile driven and did not pay by the gallon; one that commuted in rush-hour traffic and paid 10 cents per mile and not by the gallon; and, a control group that paid taxes by the gallon purchased under the current method.
“Ninety-one percent of the participants said they would be willing to keep the system if the program was applied statewide,” Whitty said. “That’s positive.”
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