Business and Municipal Leaders Urge Lawmakers to Sustain the Gas Tax Supporting Critical Infrastructure
In 2020, Maine’s Blue-Ribbon Commission on Transportation found the system’s unmet capital need to be $330 million annually. The fuel tax revenue in Maine is currently estimated to bring in approximately $230 million per year. Accordingly, a nine-month gas tax holiday would cost the State Highway Fund $173 million. “This proposal means well but it [...]