are a group of fish that are ornamental varieties of domesticated common carp (Cyprinus carpio) that are kept for decorative purposes in outdoor koi ponds or water gardens. Koi varieties are distinguished by coloration, patterning, and scalation....
Gasoline Excise Taxes, 1933-2000 Brian Francis is an economist with the Special Studies Statistical Data Section. This article was prepared under the direction of Beth Kilss, Chief. T he Federal excise tax on gasoline is currently 18.4 cents per gallon. This excise tax gener-ates over $20 billion per year in tax revenue. Revenues are currently 170 times the amount gener-ated in 1933, the first year of the Federal gasoline excise tax. Receipts from this tax are the major source of revenue for the Highway Account and the
California needs a simpler gas tax, not a higher one. On Tuesday, the State Board of Equalization will consider a proposal to cut the stateâs gas tax by 7.5 cents a gallon. The proposal stems from a complicated formula enacted by the Legislature in 2010. Californiaâs gas tax used to be straightforward.