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Record Nr.

UNINA9910714224303321

Autore

Kirk Robert S.

Titolo

Funding and Financing Highways and Public Transportation / / Robert S. Kirk, William J. Mallett

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, D.C. : , : Congressional Research Service, , 2012

Edizione

[[Library of Congress public edition].]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (26 pages) : illustrations

Collana

CRS report for Congress

Disciplina

629.2538

Soggetti

Motor fuels - Taxation - Law and legislation

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

The CRS report home page provides access to all versions published since 2018 in accordance with P.L. 115-141.

Nota di bibliografia

Report includes bibliographical references.

Sommario/riassunto

"Federal surface transportation programs are currently funded primarily through taxes on motor fuels that are deposited in the highway trust fund. Although there has been some modification to the tax system, the tax rates, which are fixed in terms of cents per gallon, have not been increased at the federal level since 1993. ... This report begins with a discussion of the problems associated with the trust fund financing system (which supports both federal highway and public transportation programs) and then explores possible options for financing surface transportation infrastructure. ..."--Summary.