Didn't work before, and the raise in taxes never went away. Two things need to happen in my opinion, one, term limits need to be set for all politicians, to get rid of the career politicians like Ted Kennedy, Orin Hatch, John Kerry etc. and two a new tax needs to be passed, a WINDFALL PROFIT TAX against the oil companies. It's time people realized that big business isn't looking out for the consumers best interest, only their bottom line profit. Oil companies claim they are reinvesting their profits into Research and Development, bull****, last year Exxon Mobil reinvested in buying back shares in Exxon Mobil which did nothing except drive up the prices of Exxon Mobil shares. As a lifelong Republican it pains me to say, but it's time for the Republican party to go, they let big business get away with whatever they want, and continue to fleece the American public. They better watch it or our economy, which I might add revolves around the auto industry, is gonna wind up in the crapper and may never recover.
Tax Table
GASOLINE TAXES MARCH 2007
Nationwide
The nationwide average tax on gasoline is 45.8 cents per gallon as of March 2007, up 0.3 cents from October 2006. A summary of federal and state excise taxes and other taxes collected on gasoline is shown below. The federal tax on gasoline is 18.4 cents per gallon. The average state gasoline excise tax remained consistent at 18.2 cents per gallon. Other taxes add 9.15 cents per gallon to the average tax on gasoline. These other taxes include applicable sales taxes, gross receipts taxes, oil inspection
fees, underground storage tank fees and other miscellaneous environmental fees. Adding these taxes and fees to the state excise taxes results in a volume-weighted average state tax of 27.4 cents per gallon.
Regionally
Regionally, motorists in Western states pay the most in gasoline taxes, an average of 53.9 cents per gallon. State excise taxes in this region remained stable at 20.1 cents per gallon, but other taxes increased 0.3 cents per gallon from the October report, to an average of 15.3 cents per gallon. Together with the federal tax of 18.4 cents per gallon brings the total to 53.9cents per gallon. Motorists in the South Atlantic saw the largest increase during this reporting period, with other state taxes increasing 0.5
cents per gallon to 13.2 compared to 12.7 in the October report. Motorists in the South consistently pay the least amount of taxes, an average of 38.4 cents per gallon with 19.3 cents per gallon in excise taxes, 0.7 cents per gallon in other taxes, and 18.4 cents per gallon in federal taxes.
GASOLINE MOTOR FUEL TAXES (cents per gallon)
State Other Total Total State
Region Excise State State and Federal
New England 22.6 5.0 27.6 46.0
Mid Atlantic 12.4 17.3 29.7 48.1
South Atlantic 13.1 13.2 26.3 44.7
Northeast 14.1 13.6 27.7 46.1
Midwest 21.1 5.1 26.2 44.6
South 19.3 0.7 20.0 38.4
Mountain 22.8 0.2 23.0 41.4
West 20.2 15.3 35.5 53.9
US 18.2 9.15 27.4 45.8
State by State
State by state gasoline taxes are shown in the following table and ranked in
descending order in the chart. New York (60.8) continues to have the highest gas tax in the nation. Hawaii (60.4) moved from number ten to number two after that state’s excise tax exemption for ethanol-blended fuel expired, resulting in a 10.2 cent per gallon increase. California (58.5) and Connecticut (55.4) round out the top four. Alaska continues to have the lowest taxes at 26.4 cents per gallon.
Alabama State Excise & Sales Tax: 20.3 Federal: 18.4 Total State & Federal: 38.7
Alaska State Excise & Sales Tax: 08.0 Federal: 18.4 Total State & Federal: 26.4
Arizona State Excise & Sales Tax: 19.0 Federal: 18.4 Total State & Federal: 37.4
Arkansas State Excise & Sales Tax: 19.0 Federal: 18.4 Total State & Federal: 37.4
California State Excise & Sales Tax: 41.6 Federal: 18.4 Total State & Federal: 60.0
Colorado State Excise & Sales Tax: 22.0 Federal: 18.4 Total State & Federal: 40.4
Connecticut State Excise & Sales Tax: 35.5 Federal: 18.4 Total State & Federal: 53.9
Delaware State Excise & Sales Tax: 23.0 Federal: 18.4 Total State & Federal: 41.4
D.C. State Excise & Sales Tax: 20.0 Federal: 18.4 Total State & Federal: 38.4
Florida State Excise & Sales Tax: 31.1 Federal: 18.4 Total State & Federal: 49.5
Georgia State Excise & Sales Tax: 22.8 Federal: 18.4 Total State & Federal: 41.2
Hawaii State Excise & Sales Tax: 41.7 Federal: 18.4 Total State & Federal: 60.1
Idaho State Excise & Sales Tax: 25.0 Federal: 18.4 Total State & Federal: 43.4
Illnois State Excise & Sales Tax: 36.1 Federal: 18.4 Total State & Federal: 54.5
Indiana State Excise & Sales Tax: 29.6 Federal: 18.4 Total State & Federal: 48.0
Iowa State Excise & Sales Tax: 21.7 Federal: 18.4 Total State & Federal: 40.1
Kansas State Excise & Sales Tax: 25.0 Federal: 18.4 Total State & Federal: 43.4
Kentucky State Excise & Sales Tax: 18.5 Federal: 18.4 Total State & Federal: 36.9
Louisiana State Excise & Sales Tax: 20.0 Federal: 18.4 Total State & Federal: 38.4
Maine State Excise & Sales Tax: 27.4 Federal: 18.4 Total State & Federal: 45.8
Maryland State Excise & Sales Tax: 23.5 Federal: 18.4 Total State & Federal: 41.9
Massachusetts State Excise & Sales Tax: 23.5 Federal: 18.4 Total State & Federal: 41.9
Michigan State Excise & Sales Tax: 34.0 Federal: 18.4 Total State & Federal: 52.4
Minnesota State Excise & Sales Tax: 22.0 Federal: 18.4 Total State & Federal: 40.4
Mississippi State Excise & Sales Tax: 18.8 Federal: 18.4 Total State & Federal: 37.2
Missouri State Excise & Sales Tax: 17.6 Federal: 18.4 Total State & Federal: 36.0
Montana State Excise & Sales Tax: 27.8 Federal: 18.4 Total State & Federal: 46.2
Nebraska State Excise & Sales Tax: 26.2 Federal: 18.4 Total State & Federal: 44.6
Nevada State Excise & Sales Tax: 33.5 Federal: 18.4 Total State & Federal: 51.9
New Hampshire State Excise & Sales Tax: 20.6 Federal: 18.4 Total State & Federal: 39.0
New Jersey State Excise & Sales Tax: 14.5 Federal: 18.4 Total State & Federal: 32.9
New Mexico State Excise & Sales Tax: 18.0 Federal: 18.4 Total State & Federal: 36.4
New York State Excise & Sales Tax: 44.5 Federal: 18.4 Total State & Federal: 62.9
North Carolina State Excise & Sales Tax: 26.4 Federal: 18.4 Total State & Federal: 44.8
North Dakota State Excise & Sales Tax: 23.0 Federal: 18.4 Total State & Federal: 41.4
Ohio State Excise & Sales Tax: 28.0 Federal: 18.4 Total State & Federal: 46.4
Oklahoma State Excise & Sales Tax: 17.0 Federal: 18.4 Total State & Federal: 35.4
Oregon State Excise & Sales Tax: 24.0 Federal: 18.4 Total State & Federal: 42.4
Pennsylvania State Excise & Sales Tax: 31.1 Federal: 18.4 Total State & Federal: 49.5
Rhode Island State Excise & Sales Tax: 31.0 Federal: 18.4 Total State & Federal: 49.4
South Carolina State Excise & Sales Tax: 16.8 Federal: 18.4 Total State & Federal: 35.2
South Dakota State Excise & Sales Tax: 24.0 Federal: 18.4 Total State & Federal: 42.4
Tennessee State Excise & Sales Tax: 21.4 Federal: 18.4 Total State & Federal: 39.8
Texas State Excise & Sales Tax: 20.0 Federal: 18.4 Total State & Federal: 38.4
Utah State Excise & Sales Tax: 24.5 Federal: 18.4 Total State & Federal: 42.9
Vermont State Excise & Sales Tax: 20.0 Federal: 18.4 Total State & Federal: 38.4
Virginia State Excise & Sales Tax: 19.3 Federal: 18.4 Total State & Federal: 37.7
Washington State Excise & Sales Tax: 31.0 Federal: 18.4 Total State & Federal: 49.4
Wisconsin State Excise & Sales Tax: 32.9 Federal: 18.4 Total State & Federal: 51.3
Wyoming State Excise & Sales Tax: 14.0 Federal: 18.4 Total State & Federal: 32.4
West Virginia State Excise & Sales Tax: 27.0 Federal: 18.4 Total State & Federal: 45.4
National Averages Federal: 18.4 Total State & Federal: 43.2
SOURCE: Common Sense Junction. -- Compiled from API and MSNBC Websites.
Gas Taxes in order by Descending Tax Rates
American Petroleum Institute (API)
|