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| Vermont gas tax increase now in effect, diesel tax boost effective Oct. 1 Vermont gas tax increase now in effect, diesel tax boost effective Oct. 1 Quote:
Vermont Gov. Jim Douglas recently signed the $540 million transportation budget. There was little fanfare over the bill increasing the state’s fuel taxes about 3 cents per gallon.
Vermont isn’t alone in the pursuit of fuel taxes to help prop up transportation funds. Other states looking to charge consumers more at the pump include Maine, North Carolina and Oregon.
A 2 percent tax on wholesale gas prices took effect June 1 rather than the more usual July 1 start date. Declining transportation revenue was cited for moving up the effective date.
The wholesale increase equates to a 3.3-cent-per-gallon boost that brings the state’s tax rate on gas to 22.3 cents. The diesel tax is 26 cents per gallon.
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