Per yesterday’s Wilmington Star-News, it appears a cap on North Caroilna’s gas tax will be on the table in the upcoming short legislative session: In the General Assembly session that begins Wednesday, the state’s gasoline tax could be a divisive issue. Top Republican lawmakers and the governor – at least for now – agree the [...]
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Wake County’s Transit Plan: High Costs, Little Benefit
UNC-Charlotte professor of transportation studies Dr. David Hartgen dissects the proposed Wake County Transit plan in this N&O piece. Like most centrally-planned boondoggles, this transit plan includes heavy costs with little benefit – and forces many to subsidize the commuting plans of a few. Light rail service would cost $33 per rider per trip and [...]
Happy New Year! Now Give Me More Money
On Jan. 1, North Carolina’s state gas tax will adjust upward by another 3.9 cents per gallon. The new state gas tax rate of 38.9 cents per gallon will be an all-time high for the state, and rank as fifth highest in the nation. North Carolina will round out the top five gas taxers that [...]
Small Aviation Companies and Manufacturers Worried About Corporate Jet Tax
Manufacturers of corporate jets in North Carolina as well as small companies that maintain them are worried about a replay of the yacht tax in the 90′s:
Holiday Travel Just Got More Expensive
As many holiday travelers will find out, filling up your tank in NC just got more expensive today. Thanks to a 2009 law that not only eliminated the cap on the variable portion of the gas tax, it also changed the cap to a floor, the state gas tax rises today by another 2.5 cents to a [...]
