Republicans eye raising Virginia's gas tax

Republicans eye raising Virginia's gas tax


By the Associated Press

Published December 13, 2003

RICHMOND, Va. -- A key Republican legislator has submitted legislation to the General Assembly calling for an increase in Virginia's gas tax by 6.5 cents per gallon, and it looks like other Republicans may be ready to back it.

Del. Harry J. Parrish of Manassas, who chairs the House Finance Committee, said the tax increase would raise about $312 million annually, which would help pay for much-needed transportation projects in Hampton Roads and northern Virginia.

The current tax of 17.5 cents per gallon, the 12th-lowest in the nation, generates $840 million per year.

"Something has to be done or by 2007 we won't have any money for new construction," Parrish said. "By 2011 we won't be able to pull down federal highway grants because we won't have enough matching state money." (snip/...)

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... let the unemployed trying to find work pick up the revenue slack ...

as "consultants" didn't work out too well huh?

More tax and borrow Repub BS.

So we have extra money to pay for the gas tax!
:shrug:

If someone fills up a 15 gallon gas tank every other week, that's an extra $23.40 per year.

There goes some of that nice middle-class tax cut, Mr. Bush.

Ain't that great?

Hypocrits!!!!

We have the lowest tobacco tax in the country. We have people from DC and Maryland coming here to buy dirt cheap smokes. Before the gas tax, lets look at other things. Gov Warner has a tax proposal on the table. Lets take a look at it before we jump on the gas tax.