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Oregon Considers GPS-based Road Taxes

Posted by michael on from the crunchy-granola-big-brother dept.

Oregon is considering instituting a road tax - a tax based on the mileage driven within the state. The tax would be implemented with mandatory GPS boxes in each vehicle recording the mileage driven in Oregon. We've done a couple of previous stories on Great Britain's initiatives in this area.

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  1. Re:No reason given? by Col.+Klink+(retired) · · Score: 2, Redundant

    > The article fails to say why they would do this.

    Yes it does. They say that their gas tax revenue decreases as cars become more fuel efficient (especially with hybrids). The mileage tax would be based on the current gas-tax rate.

    Of course, part of what drives people to adopt fuel efficient cars is the savings. If Oregon decides to reduce those savings, they can expect a proportional reduction in the rate people switch to hybrids.

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