nostr:npub1a3xmjrlk9d5sx268p4hth78n7rswndax2f7w8kdtcsfk537ptgyqh4x4qp yeah, California definitely has OHV fuel sold with different tax rates. I don't know if that's with the federal taxes, I suspect it's without...
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Also, is that $1.12 on top of or inclusive of the Federal tax?
Here in WA the tax rate is just under 50 cents a gallon, but with the Federal tax it's ~68 cents.
> https://dor.wa.gov/taxes-rates/tax-incentives/deductions/motor-vehicle-fuel-tax-rates
That said, there are tons of businesses who can get partial or full refunds of the State fuel taxes for fuel used in a off-highway manner. I'll bet CA does the same.
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Separately, there's the whole question of funding externalities – such as a carbon surcharge.
Best if you could get the extraction industry to pay an externalities tax, but not gonna happen. Easier, if more of a political football, to push it to the end users.
For carbon only, one gallon of gas burnt results in 20 pounds of CO/CO2. Carbon offset costs are currently ~$8 a ton, but expected to rise a lot over the next few years.