DC Velocity - August 2011

The retail levy would also be adjusted based on the direction of oil prices at a given time. It could be reduced or even eliminated during periods of rising prices, thus sparing American consumers and businesses—notably truckers—further pain at the pump. At the same time, a reduction in the tax at the pump would be offset by the 5-percent levy at the production or importation stages, the coalition said.

“Benefits of this strategy include distributing revenue responsibilities along the oil value chain from production to consumption, buffering the impact of external events and oil supplies over which the United The federal tax on motor fuels has not been raised since 1993.

The report, Road to Recovery: Transforming America’s Transportation, can be found on the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace website: www.carnegieendowment.org. ;

—M.S.

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