Highest gas taxes
#5 Nevada
Nevada comes in last in the top 5 highest gas taxes in the United States. And the mark-up between them and the fifth state on the lowest taxes list is significant. Compared to Missouri, Nevada’s taxes are 30 cents higher per gallon, making the total stand at 50.48 cents. It may not seem like a lot, but when you have to fill your tank, it will raise your total by quite a lot.
The prices however aren’t that different from Alaska, the state with the lowest taxes. The average stands at $4.96 which is just 10 cents more than Alaska.
What adds insult to injury is the fact that Nevada has a law that states that if there are any federally ordered gas-tax holidays, the state will increase the taxes to make sure they can cover the missing federal tax. Taking into consideration that the taxes including the federal one raise up to 68.88 cents per gallon, it would be quite an increase to cover them.
#4 Hawaii
This one shouldn’t surprise anyone. Living on a remote island is going to add up and this will be mirrored by both gas prices and taxes in general. Hawaii is known to have some of the highest gas prices in the US, but we doubt anyone else stopped to look at their taxes too. The state gas fees are 51.69 cents per gallon, while the latest average price per gallon is, surprisingly, the same one as Nevada’s: $4.96.
#3 Pennsylvania
What makes Pennsylvania so polarizing is how small their latest average price per gallon has been compared to their state tax, which goes up to 58.7 cents. By comparison, the gallon average price on 03.14 has been $4.43, even lower than Arizona and Alaska!
To make matters worse, the state’s transportation department, which has a say in the gas taxes (which are already quite high), is saying they’re not enough. Claiming they are facing an $8 billion shortfall each year, due to infrastructure repairs and projects. Does this mean we should expect a tax increase in Pennsylvania?
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