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State Taxes. The United States federal excise tax on gasoline is 18.4 cents per gallon and 24.4 cents per gallon for diesel fuel. [1] [2] Proceeds from the tax partly support the Highway Trust Fund. The federal tax was last raised on October 1, 1993, and is not indexed to inflation, which increased 111% from Oct. 1993 until Dec. 2023.
2008–2012 California budget crisis. Furlough at a California Department of Motor Vehicles office in 2009. The U.S. state of California had a budget crisis in which it faced a shortfall of at least $ 11.2 billion, [1] projected to top $40 billion over the 2009–2010 fiscal years. [2]
A sales tax is a tax paid to a governing body for the sales of certain goods and services. Usually laws allow the seller to collect funds for the tax from the consumer at the point of purchase. When a tax on goods or services is paid to a governing body directly by a consumer, it is usually called a use tax. Often laws provide for the exemption ...
The Bradley-Burns Uniform Local Sales and Use Tax Law is Part 1.5, Division 2 of the Revenue and Taxation Code of California. It allows a percentage to be added to a statewide sales tax, with the proceeds applied to benefit counties and cities. Generally the revenue obtained from the uniform local tax funds various county and city needs such as ...
Goods and services tax ( GST )/ harmonized sales tax ( HST ), a value-added tax levied by the federal government. The GST applies nationally. The HST includes the provincial portion of the sales tax but is administered by the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) and is applied under the same legislation as the GST. The HST is in effect in Ontario, New ...
The Revenue Act of 1935, 49 Stat. 1014 (Aug. 30, 1935), raised federal income tax on higher income levels, by introducing the "Wealth Tax". [1] It was a progressive tax that took up to 75 percent of the highest incomes (over $1 million per year). [2] The Congress separately also passed new taxes that were regressive, especially the Social ...
A progressive tax is a type of tax where the tax rate increases as the taxable amount or income increases. This means that individuals or entities with higher incomes pay a higher percentage of their income in taxes. On the contrary, a regressive tax is a tax system where the tax rate decreases as the taxable amount increases. This implies that ...
Goods and Services Tax ( GST) in Singapore is a value added tax (VAT) of 9% levied on import of goods, as well as most supplies of goods and services. Exemptions are given for the sales and leases of residential properties, importation and local supply of investment precious metals and most financial services. [1]