In the US, the tax rate varies from state to state. ranging from 44.6 cents per gallon in NY to 8 cents in Alaska ( as of 2010). There is also an additional federal tax of 18.4 cents per gallon. See the related link for more information. I think some states also charge sales tax on gasoline.
European countries also tax gasoline at varying rates, some much more heavily than any US state. Some oil-producing countries subsidize gas prices for citizens and in effect have a negative tax rate.
there is no tax on gasoline
No. Most gasoline tax in not progressive. It is a tax per gallon.
Texas Gasoline Tax: 20 cents/gallon
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The Federal Tax is 18.4 cents per gallon fro gasoline and 24.4 cents for diesel. The Florida state tax is 34.5 cents per gallon of fuel which is the 10th highest in the nation. In Florida you pay 52.9 cents in taxes on every gallon of gasoline you buy.
This is a fixed rate (proportional) tax, not a regressive tax.
425/10.8 = 39.35 miles per gallon (rounded)
Ohioans pay a Motor Fuel Tax of 46.4 - 52.4 cents per gallon:Ohio Motor Fuel Tax Rates (per gallon): 28 cents - same rates for both gasoline and dieselFederal Motor Fuel Tax Rates (per gallon): 18.4 cents for gasoline and 24.4 cents for diesel
A gasoline tax is a tax of so many pennies on every gallon of gasoline. It had the original purpose of providing money for roads. It was based on the theory that the people that used the roads should pay for them. They would pay for them by paying a tax on each gallon of gasoline purchased. That money would go into a fund that would pay for machinery, supplies, land, labor, and whatever else was needed to build roads. After that original purpose, legislatures and other units of government frequently added taxes onto gasoline for other purposes. A+ it's proportional
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.