gasoline tax
Noun
Meaning
a tax on every gallon of gasoline sold
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President Trump reportedly approves of a 25-cent-per-gallon gasoline tax hike he hopes will fund his newly released infrastructure plan, and although tax-averse Republicans in Congress remain skittish, he’s found a new set of allies: truckers.
A Missouri transportation task force’s recommendation to raise the state’s gasoline tax is opposed by the governor.
She claimed to have standing, under §526a, because she had paid sales tax, gasoline tax, and water and sewage fees in the city and the county.
Some of their greatest hits in recent years include a gasoline tax hike that can’t be used to expand our roads; a sanctuary state policy that protects criminal illegal immigrants; and a new law to soften the penalty for knowingly exposing people to HIV.
While Governor Greitens told reporters last week in Jefferson City that he does not support a gasoline tax increase this year, Corlew says Greitens has worked with lawmakers on transportation.