With gas prices at the lowest they have been in several years, and continuing to drop, economists say now is the ideal time to increase gas taxes. The Highway Trust Fund is essentially broke because the federal gas tax has not been increased since 1997, and the temporary funding patch will expire in May 2015.
Now is the Perfect Time to Raise Gas Taxes
By Michelle|2014-11-11T13:52:37-08:00November 11, 2014|Federal Programs, Fuel Tax, Funding, U.S. News|Comments Off on Now is the Perfect Time to Raise Gas Taxes