The legislature will again have to find ways to help MoDOT in January with the failure of Amendment 7 in August. We suggest taking a hard look at increasing the gas tax. The last time voters approved a gas tax hike was 27 years ago in 1987, increasing the gas tax by 4 cents. The legislature passed a 6-cent, phased-in increase in 1992. Both of these are outdated, especially compared with our neighbors. A slightly higher gas tax makes sense, it taxes those who use the roads the most. By increasing the gas tax to, say, 20 cents, MoDOT would have more room to keep our highways and biways safe.
Posted on: Sat, 13 Dec 2014 18:14:06 +0000
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