ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) - A Maryland transportation funding panel is leaning toward boosting the state's gas tax and raising vehicle registration fees as it narrows down a list of recommendations for raising about $800 million a year in new money for transportation.
The state's Blue Ribbon Commission on Transportation Funding won't formally decide on the recommendations to Gov. Martin O'Malley and the General Assembly until Oct. 25, but the panel on Tuesday ruled out a sales tax increase or property tax increase to help raise the new money.
Gus Bauman, the panel's chairman, said the commission's top recommendation will be for state officials to end the practice of steering money away from the state's Transportation Trust Fund to fill other budget holes. Bauman said the panel will recommend a constitutional amendment ending the practice.
"It cannot be diverted as they've been doing in past years to other purposes of the government," Bauman said. "That is the core recommendation of this group."
The biggest money-raiser would be increasing the motor fuel tax by 15 cents a gallon over three years.
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5 comments:
I'm glad Salisbury is so close to DE. Just another reason to buy more products in DE.
I live in Delaware, but you can bet, Delaware will follow suit. That's part of the game!
Instead of raising the gas tax we should take away some of the perks these parasites in Annapolis get from us the tax payers.
not only the gas tax but vehicle registration fees will be going up also! keep voting democrat you fools!
You think this is their way at getting back at us because we raised a stink about them raising the tolls?
Tax, tax, tax. Fees. If you can't take care of the roads with the money you already steal from us, go back to gravel roads.
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