0 a tax on fuel for cars in the US, collected by the national government and some states: --
1 in the US, a tax on fuel for cars and trucks, collected by the national government and some states: --
We note their suggestions, though if there were a gas tax we should have to be careful that it was not imposed on top of the price increases.
I certainly would not tolerate the imposition of a gas tax because gas is too competitive when compared with coal and electricity.
I said that a gas tax was an interesting idea.
We have had 11 major oil and gas tax changes since 1975, barely eight years.
There is no gas tax and no authority for such a tax.
A gas tax is certainly an interesting idea.
I have no objection to that, but we are now told that the gas tax will substantially reduce the surplus.
Therefore, let us consider the alternative of a gas tax.