15-cent gas tax hike urged in Maryland
10/25/2011
15-cent gas tax hike urged in Maryland
A panel created by the Maryland General Assembly and Gov.
Martin O’Malley (D) on Tuesday recommended increasing the state’s gas tax by 15
cents per gallon and boosting fees on every car owner, bus rider and train
passenger to keep solvent the state’s underfunded trust fund for road
maintenance and transit projects.
O’Malley last week said he would consider backing such a gas
tax hike as part of a package to spur job growth in the state. Several
prominent Democrats last year tried to pass a gas-tax increase and have said
they would reintroduce the measure when the General Assembly reconvenes in
January.
The 15-cent hike would be phased in over three years under
the plan finalized Tuesday by the Blue Ribbon Commission on Maryland
Transportation Funding. It would also come with strings attached: all of the
money would be used exclusively for transportation projects, said commission
chairman Gus Bauman.
According to one state analysis distributed Tuesday, the tax
would amount to nearly $200 annually for an average household…
[20111025 ADavis WaPo 15 cent gas tax hike urged in Maryland]
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