gasoline tax
Fuel purchase surcharge
A gasoline tax is a government levy on fuel purchases, typically calculated per gallon or liter rather than as a percentage of price.
Revenue usually funds road construction and maintenance: The state raised its gasoline tax to repair crumbling bridges.
Also called a gas tax or fuel tax.
- road maintenanceCaring for paved surfaces
- revenue generationCreating streams of income
- consumer demandBuyers' aggregate desire for goods
- taxation systemRules governing public levies
- pollution controlReducing environmental contamination
fuel economy · energy conservation · legislative debates · greenhouse gases · petrol · fiscal policy · price sensitivity · toll collection · infrastructure investment · climate change mitigation · cents · pump price · fill up · lobbying efforts · state · refinery · carbon · emissions
- taxessales tax, income tax, estate tax, excise tax, corporate tax
- taxationtax, income tax, sales tax, tax return, tax refund
- fuel taxesfuel tax, oil tax, fuel surcharge
- transportationcar, bus, airplane, train, plane
- energy policyenergy policy, energy bills, energy independence, energy security, energy efficiency
- eco-taxescarbon tax, green tax, eco-tax, emissions tax, green taxes
type of transportation funding
gasoline taxtoll
Fee for passage
road toll · congestion charge · congestion pricing · vehicle registration fee · registration fee