mpjgregoire, 6 months ago @jay_peper In principle, gas taxes should fund road maintenance and construction. However, in the US "in 2011, highway user fees and user taxes made up just 50.4 percent of state and local expenses on roads." https://taxfoundation.org/data/all/state/gasoline-taxes-and-user-fees-pay-only-half-state-local-road-spending/ I didn't find more up to date figures elsewhere, or a similar estimate for Canadian roads. #GasTax #highways
@jay_peper In principle, gas taxes should fund road maintenance and construction. However, in the US "in 2011, highway user fees and user taxes made up just 50.4 percent of state and local expenses on roads."
https://taxfoundation.org/data/all/state/gasoline-taxes-and-user-fees-pay-only-half-state-local-road-spending/
I didn't find more up to date figures elsewhere, or a similar estimate for Canadian roads.
#GasTax #highways