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greencarcongress.com - 2/22/2009
Massachusetts Governor Proposes $0.19 Increase in State Fuel Tax to Support Transportation Projects
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As part of a comprehensive reform plan to simplify the Commonwealth of Massachusetts’ transportation system, Governor Deval Patrick is proposing a fuel tax increase of $0.19 per gallon—a 81% increase of the current $0.235 per gallon. The increased fuel tax is intended to be in lieu of an ...
Massachusetts considers taxing gas guzzlers
supereco.com - 2/20/2009
Massachusetts considers taxing gas guzzlers
— supereco.com — Massachusetts governor Deval Patrick has been promoting an upcoming still-to-be-unveiled transportation plan. One piece of that plan,... however, may already have been revealed. Patrick said he is considering a "Hummer Tax"—a registration tax specific to cars that get ... (more) Massachusetts considers taxing gas guzzlers

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Massachusetts considering raising fuel tax
autobloggreen.com - 2/22/2009
Massachusetts considering raising fuel tax
— autobloggreen.com — In the next 20 years, the Commonwealth of Massachusetts will need to fund a $15 to $19... million gap to maintain its transit system. Since there's no such a thing as a free lunch, Governor Deval Patrick (D) is currently suggesting an increase in the fuel tax of $0.19 per gallon to raise the ... (more) Massachusetts considering raising fuel tax

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Massachusetts Governor Proposes $2 Carbon Fee for Airport Parking
greendaily.com - 3/2/2009
Massachusetts Governor Proposes $2 Carbon Fee for Airport Parking
— greendaily.com — As if we needed more reasons to avoid picking friends up from the airport, loyal and reliable... friends in Boston may soon have one more reason to stray. On top of the $1 across-the-board parking rate hike at Logan International Airport, Governor Deval Patrick is asking legislators to tack on ... (more) Massachusetts Governor Proposes $2 Carbon Fee for ...

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Autoblog Green — ... gallon. End result: a rollback on a proposed Massachusetts Turnpike toll increase, no fare increase on the Boston public transit system (among other benefits) and making Massachusetts the state with one with the highest gasoline taxes in the U.S. and the fourth highest tax on diesel (right behind Hawaii, New York and Connecticut). Gov. Patrick has also proposed to move registration fees upward for large, gas-guzzling vehicles with the so-called "Hummer Tax." [Source: Green Car Congress] Filed under: Legislation and Policy, USA ...

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