Petrol-tax

Mr Obama ruled out a petrol-tax increase almost from the beginning of his presidency, saying it would threaten recovery.

Because people are driving less, and cars are more efficient, the petrol tax is not the money-spinner it used to be.

Yet it will not happen, because a higher petrol tax is politically even more unacceptable to Mr Obama and Congress than cap-and-trade.

A big battle will be over the renewal of a petrol-tax surcharge, whose proceeds are earmarked for roads and such.

The state petrol tax does not rise with inflation and has not increased since 1991.

He backed a petrol-tax holiday despite the misgivings of economists, including some who advise him.

In one state, that question may soon be answered. A chastened Mr Pawlenty now appears to beconsidering an increase in the petrol tax.

The gas (petrol) tax, the main source of revenue for transport, has remained flat since 1993.

The corporate rate would drop and the petrol tax would almost double.

America's petrol tax is low by international standards, and has not gone up since 1993 (see chart 3).

P5: A driver now pays the same petrol-tax-imposed price for roads, whether demand is high or low.

A recent rise in petrol tax, of 0. 05 kroner per litre, caused a political storm.

A carbon tax, or a higher petrol tax, could play the same role.

The government has announced that, if necessary, it will lower petrol tax in order to keep prices stable.

At 18. 4 cents per gallon, America's petrol tax is famously low and hasn't gone up since 1993.

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