This final rule amends certain regulations relating to the administration and enforcement of the immigration laws to reflect the authority of the Secretary of Homeland Security and to address delegation of that authority, as a result of the March 1, 2003, transfer of the Immigration and Naturalization Service of the Department of Justice to the...
Eight states increased their gas tax this week, according to a report from the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy. The largest boost was in Wyoming, which raised its gas tax by 10 cents a gallon, followed by Connecticut, California, Maryland, Kentucky, Nebraska, Georgia and North Carolina. The increases went in to effect on July first.
Just in time, the Tax Foundation has published a state-by-state compilation of fuel taxes, revealing that Californians are paying the nationâs fourth highest, 42.35 cents a gallon, into state and local coffers. The data donât include the 18.4-cent per gallon federal gas tax. California would have been No. 2 had the state Board of Equalization not reduced the stateâs gas tax by 6 cents a gallon effective July 1. The board periodically adjusts the gallonage tax to make it the equivalent in terms of revenue with what it would have been if sales taxes were still applied to fuel.