Raise Gas Taxes Temporarily for Highway Trust Fund, Shuster Says
Raise Gas Taxes Temporarily for Highway Trust Fund, Shuster Says
Bloomberg Government
Shaun Courtney
July 25, 2018
Not everyone was pleased. Shuster proposed eliminating the current 17-cent partial fuel tax exemption for motor coaches, which would also then see its gas tax increased by 20 cents for an overall increase of 37 cents a gallon, American Bus Association President & CEO Peter Pantuso said in a statement.
“I’m not entirely sure why the Chairman chose this course when our industry provides the most economical form of public transportation for so many travelers, commuters and students alike,” Pantuso said.
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