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Indicator 12.c.2: Motor vehicle fuel (gasolie) tax rates

Motor vehicle fuel (gasolie) tax rates

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Excise tax rates on gas and diesel in dollars per gallon

Indicator description

The California Road Repair and Accountability Act of 2017 (RRAA), also known as Senate Bill 1 (SB 1), was enacted into law on April 28, 2017. The RRAA increased transportation-related taxes and fees, including the gas excise tax, diesel excise tax, and diesel sales tax, and was designed to dedicate the revenue to transportation infrastructure. The increased taxes went into effect on November 1, 2017.

Local target
Geographical coverage

State of California

Unit of measurement

Dollars per gallon

Definitions

Excise taxes are taxes that are imposed on various goods, services and activities. Such taxes may be imposed on the manufacturer, retailer or consumer, depending on the specific tax.

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Indicator name

Motor vehicle fuel (gasolie) tax rates

Indicator number

12.c.2

Target name

Rationalize inefficient fossil-fuel subsidies that encourage wasteful consumption by removing market distortions, in accordance with national circumstances, including by restructuring taxation and phasing out those harmful subsidies, where they exist, to reflect their environmental impacts, taking fully into account the specific needs and conditions of developing countries and minimizing the possible adverse impacts on their development in a manner that protects the poor and the affected communities

Target number

12.c

Global indicator description
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Source 1

Organisation

California Department of Tax and Fee Administration

Periodicity
Earliest available data
Geographical coverage

State of California

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Source 2

Organisation

Ballotpedia

Periodicity
Earliest available data
Geographical coverage

State of California

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