HESPERIA, CA. (Pain In The Pass) >> California braces for another tax hike coming soon. With gasoline prices on the rise, more drivers are feeling the pain in the pump. After all, California has the highest gas prices in the country.
I have pulled into the Chevron Gas Station in Oak Hills and was stunned that regular gas was up to $4.30 a gallon cash price! The average gas price in California is $4.25 a gallon, but in some places, they are close to $6 per gallon. This is crazy, the gas price seems to go up every day.
With that said, the new gas tax hike will go into effect on Thursday, July 1st. It was approved by the people that voted for Senate Bill 1, or SB 1, which was approved in 2017, provided for gasoline tax hikes of 12 cents per gallon in 2017, 5.6 cents in 2019 and now on July 1, 2021 will add 3.2 cents a gallon. The new state gas taxes will amount to about 50.5 cents per gallon.
Breaking down on the tax of a gallon of gas:
The federal government charges a tax of 18.4 cents per gallon. California’s excise taxes on gasoline come to 50.5 cents per gallon. That includes the controversial Senate Bill 1 that became a law to improve infrastructure and develop transportation programs across the state. Plus, there’s a state sales tax. It can vary by area but the San Bernardino County analysis estimated the sales tax averages 7.75 cents per gallon. Add all together, Californians pay 76.6 cents per gallon just in gas taxes.
Also starting July 1st electric car owners will start having a new registration fee. Owners will have to pay a road improvement fee of $100 when registering or renewing registration for every zero-emission car model, year 2020 and later.
Beginning on July 1st and continuing each year, the gas taxes will be adjusted based on the California consumer price index.
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