Gas Tax Increase Would Hit Trump States Hardest Koch Groups Say
A federal gas tax increase to help pay for upgrading U.S. roads and bridges would fall hardest on states won by  Donald Trump  in 2016  according to a report released Tuesday by two groups tied to the billionaire Koch brothers and opposed to increasing the levy.
The impact of raising the gas tax by 25 cents per gallon  as the U.S. Chamber of Commerce has suggested and  Trump  reportedly has offered to support  would vary widely from state to state because of differences in the current tax rate and fuel consumption  the report by Americans for Prosperity and Freedom Partners shows. Of the top 10 states identified by the groups as facing the highest percentage increase in total gas tax liability   Trump  won nine.
Opposition to the tax increase proposal also potentially puts the Koch affiliated groups in conflict with  Trump   who previously has said heâs open to raising the levy and last week unveiled a long-awaited plan to generate at least $1.5 trillion in new infrastructure spending.
In raw dollars  the report found that Mississippi would face the largest increase in annual new gas tax burden per household ($391)  followed by Wyoming ($380) and South Carolina ($377).  Trump  won all three.
The report doesnât specifically identify the hardest-hit states as having been won by  Trump . But their findings illustrate the impact of a gas tax increase on areas where the president dominated in the 2016 vote.
These are the states facing largest potential percentage increase over current gas tax proposal. Those with the lowest state taxes would see the largest bump because theyâre starting from a smaller base. The only state among the top 10 that  Trump  didnât win is New Mexico.
A federal gas tax increase to help pay for upgrading U.S. roads and bridges would fall hardest on states won by   [TGT] in 2016  according to a report released Tuesday by two groups tied to the billionaire Koch brothers and opposed to increasing the levy.
The impact of raising the gas tax by 25 cents per gallon  as the U.S. Chamber of Commerce has suggested and   [TGT] reportedly has offered to support  would vary widely from state to state because of differences in the current tax rate and fuel consumption  the report by Americans for Prosperity and Freedom Partners shows. Of the top 10 states identified by the groups as facing the highest percentage increase in total gas tax liability   Trump  won nine.
Opposition to the tax increase proposal also potentially puts the Koch affiliated groups in conflict with  Trump   who previously has said heâs open to raising the levy and last week unveiled a long-awaited plan to generate at least $1.5 trillion in new infrastructure spending.
In raw dollars  the report found that Mississippi would face the largest increase in annual new gas tax burden per household ($391)  followed by Wyoming ($380) and South Carolina ($377).   [TGT] won all three.
The report doesnât specifically identify the hardest-hit states as having been won by   [TGT]  . But their findings illustrate the impact of a gas tax increase on areas where the president dominated in the 2016 vote.
These are the states facing largest potential percentage increase over current gas tax proposal. Those with the lowest state taxes would see the largest bump because theyâre starting from a smaller base. The only state among the top 10 that   [TGT]   didnât win is New Mexico.