50.6-Cents Per
Gallon Gas Tax
New York State government ought to be very proud that the
gas tax paid by us folks who drive is the highest in the nation.
Senior Petroleum Analyst Gregg Laskoski of GasBuddy.com says
the taxes are "a way to generate revenue for the government."
Why even New York beats out California and Connecticut
with its gas tax which is nearly 50.6-cents per gallon .
Executives in the petroleum industry note that New York caps
its taxes to the first $2 per gallon and when prices go up there is not
additional benefit to the state but there is no tax cap on gas in counties so
when prices rise the country gets more money.
Higher gas prices in Sullivan County benefits the County of
Sullivan......one would certainly hope that no one in county government has
anything to do with the gas prices we are faced with?
State Assemblyman Kieran Michael Lalor (R-Fishkill) has
entered the gas tax fray saying he will introduce legislation to cap tax on
gasoline at the national average and that a tax cap would save motorists 20
cents per gallon.
Lalor calls the state gas tax a regressive tax that hits
hardest those who can least afford it and that us folks "pay the highest tax
taxes in the country," some "65 percent higher than the national average which
is 30 cents a gallon."
The Fishkill assemblyman feels that, "charging drivers 65
percent more than competing states is gouging by any definition."
Gas station operators are estimating that a tax cap would
reduce gas prices 25 cents a gallon.
The tax games played in Albany are not very amusing to the
driving public as they are hit with both state and local taxes.
It's time we call Governor Cuomo's price gouging
hotline and tell them we are fed up with the tax gouging at the pump. The
governor's website is www.dos.ny.gov
We support Assemblyman Lalor's introduction of legislation
to cap tax on gasoline at the national average.
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