The option of an oil tax to fund transportation and infrastructure
This paper discusses using an oil tax to fund U.S. transportation infrastructure. The paper discusses the pros and cons of an oil tax to take the place of the current gasoline and diesel taxes
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Format: | eBook |
Language: | English |
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Santa Monica, CA
RAND
©2011©2011, 2011
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Series: | Occasional paper
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Collection: | JSTOR Open Access Books - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
Summary: | This paper discusses using an oil tax to fund U.S. transportation infrastructure. The paper discusses the pros and cons of an oil tax to take the place of the current gasoline and diesel taxes Federal spending on surface-transportation infrastructure outpaces federal taxes on gasoline and diesel fuel. Increasing fuel efficiency means that fuel-purchase expenditures have dropped, so real revenue generated from these taxes has declined. A percentage tax on crude oil and imported refined-petroleum products consumed in the United States could fund U.S. transportation infrastructure |
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Physical Description: | xv, 31 pages charts |
ISBN: | 9781283135818 1283135817 9780833051783 0833051784 |