America desperately needs to upgrade its infrastructure including roads. Highway taxes have not been raised since 1993. As vehicles become more fuel efficient, more people are driving less due to working from home, more people are using home delivery services for shopping and electric vehicles become more common, traditional gas tax revenues will continue to fall. The national Highway Trust fund does not have enough funding and is going insolvent.
The idea of taxing miles driven is just a concept that requires Congressional approval.
In Canada, for every litre of gas we purchase, we pay an extra carbon tax at the pump. The higher cost of gasoline is an incentive to some to drive less while helping to protect the environment. When it is time to file your annual income tax return, many people receive a carbon tax credit on the gasoline that they purchased.
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