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
Since tax is included in the price you actually pay, it looks like this: $3.49 (what I paid at the pump on yesterday in Pennsylvania) = $.183 in federal gas + $.323 in PA state taxes + 2.984 as the âpriceâ of my gas. Total taxes for my gas in Pennsylvania represented about 15% of the price per gallon. Remember, however, that as the price of gas increases or decreases, the tax rates remain the same since they are generally flat per gallon taxes (if you live in one of the 7 states that impose a partial or full sales tax on gas, the math is a little ...