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Weekly Map: State Gasoline Tax Rates

By: Nick Kasprak

Last week, we attempted to publish a map of state excise taxAn excise tax is a tax imposed on a specific good or activity. Excise taxes are commonly levied on cigarettes, alcoholic beverages, soda, gasoline, insurance premiums, amusement activities, and betting, and typically make up a relatively small and volatile portion of state and local and, to a lesser extent, federal tax collections. rates on gasoline, but due to my error, the map showed the rates on diesel fuel instead. I've relabeled last week's map to reflect this, and this week's map is the correct gas taxA tax is a mandatory payment or charge collected by local, state, and national governments from individuals or businesses to cover the costs of general government services, goods, and activities. map.

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