?SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) ? California's governor and legislative leaders on
Wednesday proposed raising $52 billion to fix the state's roads through a big
gasoline tax increase, higher car registration fees and a charge on
emission-free vehicles.
The 10-year plan would boost gasoline excise taxes for the first time in more
than two decades, raising them 12 cents per gallon ? a 43 percent increase. The
tax would rise automatically with inflation.
For the first time, owners of zero emission vehicles would pay a $100 annual
fee because they use public roads but don't pay gasoline taxes that fund
highway maintenance.
The plan also includes a sliding fee on vehicles, with owners of cheaper
vehicles paying less.
The fee, separate from annual vehicle registration fees, would range from $25 a
year for vehicles worth less than $5,000 to $175 for cars worth $60,000 and up.
Gov. Jerry Brown said the plan would cost most drivers less than $10 per month
and would be offset by reduced vehicle-repair expenses??
By DON THOMPSON and SOPHIA BOLLAG, Associated Press, March 29, 2017, at 9:11 p.m
"California motorists will start paying higher gas and diesel taxes on Nov. 1
under legislation signed Friday by Gov. Jerry Brown to provide $5.2 billion
annually for road and bridge repairs and expanded mass transit in the state..."
Los Angeles Times, April 28, 2017
I have seen nothing that states how the value of vehicles will be determined
but I am sure they will choose the method that returns the greatest amount of
tax money.
(The Other) Len
Fairfield, CA, USA
1967 AH 3000 MkIII, HBJ8L39031
***216079 miles***
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