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Originally Posted by WarrenC12
Gas tax revenue does provide a source of funds for the government, but they aren't dedicated to road maintenance as far as I know. They just go into General Revenue, then the Ministry of Transportation has a budget that is unrelated to how much gas tax is collected.
Depending on where you live, electricity is 1/6 to 1/4 of the price of gasoline to go the same distance. They could add 100% taxation to vehicle electricity and it would still be a deal for consumers.
It would make more sense to add 1-2% to a general sales tax, which would more than make up the revenue I'm sure.
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Seems like this would hurt a lot of energy intense businesses, hurt the poor who bike, and kill the crypto/database industry.
I’m not sure how we would be able to makeup for the lost tax revenue. A tax on electric car owners?
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