Tag: Gas tax
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Treasury announces gas tax rate will decrease by 8.3 cents on Oct. 1
After a review of fuel consumption statistics and consultation with the Legislative Budget and Finance Officer, the state Department of the Treasury announced on Aug. 24 that New Jersey’s gas tax rate will decrease by 8.3 cents per gallon beginning Oct. 1 to comport with the 2016 law that requires a steady stream of revenue…
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Taxes in New Jersey are too high; don’t waste on repairs to Wildwood boardwalk
I read an article about the campaign to use gas tax funds by State Senator Steve Sweeney (D-NJ) for repairs to the boardwalk on Wildwood Beach. I, too, walked the south end of the Wildwood boardwalk in August, but I don’t want gas tax funds to repair the boardwalk. Wildwood is a vacation spot, and…
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New Jersey needs to address gas tax issue
New Jersey needs to eliminate the recently enacted increase in the gas tax. The increased tax leads to a stifled economy, and gas prices become excessively high due to artificial and real reasons. People need to travel to work, charity events and recreation. Gas stations employ families who pay taxes. Gas is pumped for the…
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Union scale wages affect need for gas tax hike
We are told that there is a deficit in the transportation fund. Whose fault is that? Are we taxed too little? Of course not. The taxpayers have been maxed out in taxes. In the 1960s, we did not have a sales or income tax and New Jersey we were able to survive and thrive. Now…
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Beck continues her fight against hike in gas tax
By Kenny Walter Staff Writer RED BANK- Sen. Jennifer Beck (R-Monmouth) continues to wage a battle against the proposed 23-cent gas tax increase, despite the legislation is currently on hold. “It is the outcry by our residents that has stalled proposals in the Legislature seeking to raise the gas tax,” Beck said. “Recent reports hint…
