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Old 08-12-2005, 05:21 PM
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Originally Posted by mikemover
Fuel taxes are not federal. It's a state tax, and sometimes county-based as well. That's one of the major reasons that fuel prices can vary so widely from state to state, and sometimes from county to county.
You are half right. Fuel is taxed by both state and federal governments. The state tax varies from state to state, but the federal tax is flat across all states. Fed tax is 24.4 cents per gallon (diesel) right now according to this source:

http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/ohim/hs01/pdf/fe101a.pdf
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