Charges for maintaining investment accounts may include annual fees to allow the institution to cover expenses even if very few commission-generating activities, such as stock trades or fund transfers, take place on that account.
Caltrans Launches Pilot Program to Study State Mileage Tax for Road Maintenance. A Caltrans pilot program is underway to study a mileage tax for California drivers instead of the current gas tax to pay for road maintenance. The gas tax drivers pay at the pump has been working well for decades.
The law allows up to four counties to be part of the pilot program during the next five years. No more than two counties can participate during the first two years and no more than two more in the third and fourth years. Monmouth County is the first and only county that has agreed to be part of the test.