NC Gas Tax

You've probably heard a lot about the recent and coming hikes in the NC Gas Tax.  There have been many stories in the news lately.  The video to the right is one example of the media's treatment.

Another is this news story:  
                                  NC Gas Tax Increase Means More Pain at the Pump

And a lot of folks blame the Republican Legislature for not capping or rolling back the Gas Tax Hike.  It was the Democrat-controlled state legislature which devised the current gas tax law in NC and implemented the increases.

But a lot of folks want to blame the Republicans for not doing something about the NC Gas Tax at the same time they eliminated the hated temporary sales taxes in the 2011 NC Budget.

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Well, this was a busy ― truly hectic ― session in 2011, the first Republican-controlled legislature since the violent coup d'etat of 1898.  There was much to be done after more than a century of Democrat progressive rule, and the gas tax simply escaped the top priority list of this year's session of the state legislature.

NC does have the highest gasoline taxes in the Southeast, so perhaps next year our new Republican Legislature can do something about it.

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NC Motor Fuels Tax Summary

The following information was compiled for our benefit by the NC Fiscal Research Division on June 27, 2011 (edited by Rep. Killian June 30, 2011)

Additional Information

      ●  NCDOR website:   http://www.dor.state.nc.us/taxes/motor/rates.html
      ●  The American Petroleum Institute posts motor fuels tax information at:
           http://www.api.org/policy/tax/

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If you would like to download the above summary you may do so using the link to the right.  Right click on the link and choose "Save Target As" to save to your hard drive.  Left click to open the document in Adobe Reader.

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