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Driving is heavily subsidized. What is the farebox recovery ratio for spending on roads?

• sien 13y ago
  In Australia it's pretty close to 100% http://www.bitre.gov.au/publications/2011/files/is_040.pdf http://www.bitre.gov.au/publications/2011/files/is_040.pdf In much of Europe it's higher. In the US it's lower.
  • jpatokal 13y ago
    Accomplished mostly by fuel taxes of $0.38/liter, or approx $1.5/gallon. This is not far off 10x higher than the (ridiculously low) US rate of $0.18/gallon.
    • alayne 13y ago
      You're not counting local taxes. Gas taxes are about 50 cents a gallon.
  • malandrew 13y ago
    Does that include all indirect costs as well? For example, does it cover the taxpayer cost of buying and maintaining fleets such as police cars and heavy equipment?