DESIGNING ALTERNATIVES TO STATE MOTOR FUEL TAXES

All states rely on gasoline taxes as one source of funds for road improvement and maintenance. Historically, gasoline usage has been roughly proportional to road usage for most light vehicles, so the gas tax could be viewed as a user charge. Increasing fuel efficiency and alternative fuel vehicles reduce both the equity of the revenue source and its growth over time. At the same time, improved technology has made more direct pricing of road usage more feasible. This paper reports on the economic issues that arise in moving toward the more extensive use of road pricing as a substitute for fuel taxes.

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  https://hdl.handle.net/2027/mdp.39015058773691?urlappend=%3Bseq=37
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• Corporate Authors:

  Eno Transportation Foundation

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  Washington, DC  United States  20005
• Authors:
  • Rufolo, A M
  • Bertini, Robert L
• Publication Date: 2003

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: Figures; References;
• Pagination: p. 33-46
• Serial:
  • Transportation Quarterly
  • Volume: 57
  • Issue Number: 1
  • Publisher: Eno Transportation Foundation
  • ISSN: 0278-9434

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Alternate fuels; Economic factors; Financing; Fuel taxes; Highway planning; Revenues; Road construction; Road pricing; State taxation; User charges
• Subject Areas: Economics; Finance; Highways; I10: Economics and Administration;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00936743
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jan 24 2003 12:00AM