Tax on gasoline is an example of an excise tax. Excise taxes are taxes on specific goods or services that are typically included in the price of the product and paid by the consumer, rather than collected separately. The purpose of an excise tax is usually to discourage the consumption of the taxed item or to raise revenue for the government
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Sales Tax
excise tax
This is a fixed rate (proportional) tax, not a regressive tax.
In Laurel, Maryland, gasoline fell to about 80 cents in that year. This varied from state to state according to the local gasoline tax. At that time, the national gas tax was 19 cents per gallon, but in Maryland the state tax was 30 cents, meaning over half of the price of gasoline was from taxes.
A tax that charges more to those with lower incomes
One example is the Corporate income tax which is a fixed rate at 35%.
a sales tax on gasoline is an example of what type of tax
selective
INDIRECT TAX
proportional
The United States has a progressive tax method. This means that the more your earn to more tax percentage of your income you pay. This is a dangerous type of taxation in that we are approaching a time when almost 50% of the population pay no income taxes at all.
The sales tax on gasoline is a fuel tax, which is labeled as a user tax. The taxes collected from gasoline purchases are remitted to the state government.
indirect tax
Indirect Tax
the tax levied on gasoline is known as an excise tax.
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It's more of a state tax. But the Government does help regulate it
there is no tax on gasoline