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Re: gas tax in perspective

Author: h

Date: 06-22-2022 - 16:13

Commenter Wrote:
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> The California gas tax will rise on July 1 to 53.9
> US cents per gallon after an inflation
> adjustment.
>
> The US federal gas tax is 18.3 US cents per
> gallon. It is not adjusted for inflation and
> hasn't changed in over two decades.
>
> This totals 72.2 US cents per gallon. Just to put
> this in perspective we must note the taxes
> elsewhere:
>
> All are in US cents per gallon and are tax only.
>
> United Kingdom: $3.35
> Turkey: $3.33
> Italy: $3.18
> Israel: $3.04
> Switzerland: $2.99
> Finland: $2.98
> Greece: $2.93
> Germany: $2.86
> Norway: $2.84
> Sweden: $2.73
> France: $2.73
> Portugal: $2.69
> Belgium: $2.69
> Denmark: $2.65
> Ireland: $2.57
> Korea: $2.56
> Slovenia: $2.38
> Iceland: $2.26
> Austria: $2.25
> Slovak Republic: $2.25
> Czech Republic: $2.06
> Luxembourg: $2.02
> Spain: $1.99
> Estonia: $1.85
> New Zealand: $1.82
> Japan: $1.81
>
> At the federal level we have to top up the highway
> fund from the general fund because there is not
> enough tax coming in from user fees:gas/diesel
> tax, weight fees, registration fees, etc.
> C'est la vie.

I'm a RWNJ. Don't even try to give me actual facts!

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Cali gas tax to go up 5.6% July 1	h	06-22-2022 - 11:34
gas tax in perspective	Commenter	06-22-2022 - 13:36
Re: gas tax in perspective	h	06-22-2022 - 16:13

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h Wrote:
-------------------------------------------------------
> Commenter Wrote:
> --------------------------------------------------
> -----
> > The California gas tax will rise on July 1 to
> 53.9
> > US cents per gallon after an inflation
> > adjustment.
> > 
> > The US federal gas tax is 18.3 US cents per
> > gallon. It is not adjusted for inflation and
> > hasn't changed in over two decades.
> > 
> > This totals 72.2 US cents per gallon. Just to
> put
> > this in perspective we must note the taxes
> > elsewhere:
> > 
> > All are in US cents per gallon and are tax
> only.
> > 
> > United Kingdom: $3.35
> > Turkey: $3.33
> > Italy: $3.18
> > Israel: $3.04
> > Switzerland: $2.99
> > Finland: $2.98
> > Greece: $2.93
> > Germany: $2.86
> > Norway: $2.84
> > Sweden: $2.73
> > France: $2.73
> > Portugal: $2.69
> > Belgium: $2.69
> > Denmark: $2.65
> > Ireland: $2.57
> > Korea: $2.56
> > Slovenia: $2.38
> > Iceland: $2.26
> > Austria: $2.25
> > Slovak Republic: $2.25
> > Czech Republic: $2.06
> > Luxembourg: $2.02
> > Spain: $1.99
> > Estonia: $1.85
> > New Zealand: $1.82
> > Japan: $1.81
> > 
> > At the federal level we have to top up the
> highway
> > fund from the general fund because there is not
> > enough tax coming in from user fees:gas/diesel
> > tax, weight fees, registration fees, etc.
> > C'est la vie.
> 
> I'm a RWNJ. Don't even try to give me actual
> facts!

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