BETHESDA, Md. - A top Maryland finance official says the state should drop its gas tax over long holiday weekends as a way to boost the state economy and give local drivers a break.
"It's too late for Memorial Day, but for Labor Day or for the Fourth of July, I'm recommending that (lawmakers) declare a three-day tax holiday from the 23.5 cent gas tax that Maryland assesses," says state Comptroller Peter Franchot says the state.
"It would lose us $2 million a day -- that's $6 million for three days. But I think it would be a big boost for the state's economy and most of all, it would just give our citizens a break (from high gas prices)."
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how about a permanent reduction. now there is a novel idea
ReplyDeleteWow, a politician with a brain!! Didn't think we had any of those left.
ReplyDeleteAnon: 9:03 that would be a miracle.
What!? The state reduce a tax? Don't be ridiculous.
ReplyDeletethe will reduce it for the holidays, and when they bring it back it will magically be higher
ReplyDeletethe guy who proposed this not only has a brain but he's AWESOME!
ReplyDeleteThe problem being is the gas tax could be lowered by the government but the individual stations do not have to lower their prices. They could and most likely will just bank more profit.
ReplyDeleteAnon 10:29 - if the state should lower it & the station doesn't we'd all know what stations are intentionally trying to rip us off. Then we could avoid them like the plague.
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