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On the other hand, drivers pay ~$.45 a gallon in gas tax, and at least 30% of that goes to the MTA.
by WillPostForFood 8y ago
On the other hand, drivers pay ~$.45 a gallon in gas tax, and at least 30% of that goes to the MTA.
- jdhn 8y agoFor those wondering where this number came from, here's[0] an article with more details. [0] https://www.empirecenter.org/publications/nys-leaky-gas-taxes/ https://www.empirecenter.org/publications/nys-leaky-gas-taxe...
- hannasanarion 8y agoUsage taxes (gas and registration fees) only cover 54% of road expenditures in New York. The other 46% comes out of the public fund that could be spent elsewhere.[1] 1. https://taxfoundation.org/statelocal-road-spending-covered-user-fees-user-taxes-categories-separated-out https://taxfoundation.org/statelocal-road-spending-covered-u...
- entropicdrifter 8y agoThat's its own separate issue, don't you think? The gas tax should be raised since it's a progressive way to penalize those who waste it and damage the environment as well as fund the roads in proportion to the damage they cause to them (since larger vehicles that cause more damage also use more gas)
- paulgb 8y agoThis is an easy tax to avoid if you commute from out of state each day. (In fact, it's a hard tax not to avoid given the scarcity of gas stations in Manhattan)