States Continue to Propose Tax Changes to Fund Infrastructure
At least 18 state legislatures have either passed tax increases this year to fund infrastructure or are considering it.
06-03-2013
USA Today Editorial Calls For Increasing the Gas Tax
Increasing the federal motor fuels tax is the simplest, fairest and least invasive way to increase revenues for infrastructure spending, USA Today stated in a recent editorial.
05-20-2013
Iowa Lawmakers Seek to Boost Fuel Tax
Chair of the Iowa House Transportation Committee, Rep. Josh Byrnes, R-Osage, filed an amendment to a bill that would gradually increase the state fuel tax by 10 cents, though the measure awaits floor debate in the Iowa House.
05-20-2013
NATSO Tells Congress: Fuel Taxes Efficient, Tolls Are Not
More than 50 NATSO members made their annual pilgrimage to Washington, D.C., last week to meet with lawmakers about the critically important issues of highway funding and interstate tolling.
05-13-2013
Rep. McMorris Rodgers Says Gas Tax Increase ‘Tough Sell’
When Congress gets to work next year on renewing the highway trust fund, increasing fuel taxes to fund highway infrastructure is going to be a tough sell, according to Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-Wash.).
05-13-2013
Minnesota Senate Votes to Increase Gas Tax
After backing off a proposed gas tax increase in the face of opposition from Gov. Mark Dayton, the Minnesota state Senate voted to raise the gas tax by 5 cents over four years and impose an extra half-cent sales tax in the Twin Cities area over the same time span.
05-13-2013
U.S. Chamber Says Higher Gas Taxes Necessary to Fund Infrastructure
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce is the lastest group to call for an increase in the fuel tax.
04-29-2013
States Seek to Change Motor Fuel Taxes to Increase Transportation Revenues
The number of states seeking to generate transportation revenues by adjusting their state motor fuel taxes continues to grow, with lawmakers in Minnesota, Vermont and Pennsylvania marking the latest to introduce such legislation.
04-22-2013
Broad Tax Reform Could Open Door to Fuel Tax Increase
House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Chairman Bill Shuster (R-Pa.) said last week that an increase in the federal fuel tax could be included in a broader tax reform package.
03-25-2013
More States Weigh Sales, Fuel Tax Hikes
The number of states seeking to generate transportation revenues by increasing sales taxes or state motor fuel taxes is growing, with lawmakers in Missouri and Washington marking the latest to introduce such legislation.
03-18-2013
IRS Accepting Electronic Filings for Motor Fuel Excise Tax-Related Claims
The Internal Revenue Service announced that it has finished updating its tax-processing system software allowing business and individual taxpayers to once again electronically file 2012 federal tax returns, including motor fuel excise tax returns, biodiesel credit claims as well as alternative fuel and alternative fuel mixture credits and income tax returns.
03-18-2013