[SEL] OT: Fuel taxes

[Judge Tommy Turner]

Gene,
   
You're right that some states charge a sales tax.  However, in many 
cases (if possibly not all but I'm not sure) the sales tax is capped.  
For example, here in KY the tax is based on 9% tax on wholesale based on 
a minimum price of $1.11.  However, in the info Ken provided it doesn't 
mention that the $1.11 is also the maximum price used to calculate the 
gas tax.  Our gas tax has been the same since 1986.  I sat on a 
commission a few years ago that studied a legal challenge that was 
pending regarding KY's gas tax.  I learned a lot about how the tax in KY 
and other states is calculated.  No two are exactly alike.

Tommy Turner
Magnolia, KY



kgw wrote:

> Ken, some states (including Illinois) charge a sales tax right in the 
> pump price, so yes, that oned DOES go up proportionaly.
>