On Tue, 06 Sep 2005 09:49:02 -0400, <Walt@Walt-n-Ingrid.Com> wrote:
>>
>> Well I live in the US and the tax here isn't as high. Varies by state.
>> Federal tax rate is 18.3 cents and the NJ rate is 10.5 cents. A total of
>> 28.8 cents per gallon.
>>
>
> Actually, according to gaspricewatch.com, NJ is 14.5 cents with the
> federal tax
> of 18.4 totaling 32.9 cents per gallon. NJ has one of the lowest gas
> taxes in
> the country. There are a few lower but it's in the botom 10%. Here in CT
> however, Fed Tax + 25 cents + 5% gross earnings tax collected at
> wholesale puts
> us at about 57 cents per gallon. One of the highest in the country. Then
> factor in the EPA fuel requirements for this area and we're typically
> 30-40
> cents higher than NJ.
>
Yeah. The source for my info was from 2004 I think.
-- -Droo
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