New Jersey is poised to lose its claim to the second-lowest gas taxes in the nation, NJ.COM reports.
The Senate on Friday, in a 24-14 vote, passed legislation raising the tax on gasoline sold in New Jersey by 23 cents a gallon, the centerpiece of a controversial tax package that also includes $1.4 billion in tax cuts.
The bill was then sent to the Assembly, which is expected to pass it later Friday.
The 23-cent increase to 37.5 cents a gallon will drive the state’s gas tax from second-lowest to seventh-highest, though still below neighboring Pennsylvania and New York. The tax has not been raised since 1988. It will go into effect Nov. 1 or two weeks after it is signed by the governor, whichever is later. Read more at NJ.COM.
{Matzav.com}
Politicians who vote to raise taxes – and this affects every bracket- should NEVER claim to be standing up for the little guy and their electorate.
This will directly affect the בני ישיבה more than others
Yet, they’ll still won’t allow self service pumps.