Kyle Pomerleau
Abstract
This paper describes the costs and benefits of a gas tax increase as a way to provide revenue to the Highway Trust Fund. It looks at the current state of the Trust Fund and gas tax rates. It suggests a gas tax increase and a tax cut. Increasing the gas tax by $168 billion over ten years is modeled along with different tax cut options.
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This paper describes the costs and benefits of a gas tax increase as a way to provide revenue to the Highway Trust Fund. It looks at the current state of the Trust Fund and gas tax rates. It suggests a gas tax increase and a tax cut. Increasing the gas tax by $168 billion over ten years is modeled along with different tax cut options.
Key concepts: Sales tax, Ad valorem tax, Business, Tax credit, Finance, Trust fund, Tax reform, Indirect tax