(WHTM)\u2013 A Pennsylvania lawmaker is proposing legislation that would change the state’s gas and diesel fuel taxes.<\/p>\n
The legislation, proposed by State Rep. Ryan Warner (R-52), would reduce the state’s gas and diesel tax rates to match the average fuel tax rates of Pennsylvania’s bordering states: New York, New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland, Ohio, and West Virginia.<\/p>\n
Close<\/a><\/p>\n Thanks for signing up!<\/p>\n Watch for us in your inbox.<\/p>\n Subscribe Now<\/p>\n SIGN UP NOW<\/p>\n According to the memo, Pennsylvanians currently pay one of the highest fuel taxes in the nation. The national average state gasoline tax is 33 cents per gallon, compared to Pennsylvania’s 57.6 cents per gallon.<\/p>\n The memo said that the state’s diesel tax is 74.1 cents per gallon, the highest in the nation.<\/p>\n The average gasoline tax in Pennsylvania’s neighboring states is 35.5 cents per gallon, and diesel is 37.8 cents per gallon, according to the memo.<\/p>\n “This excessive fuel tax burden harms working families, commuters, farmers, small businesses, and the trucking industry,” the memo said. “It also incentivizes border-area residents and commercial operators to purchase fuel outside Pennsylvania, resulting in lost economic activity for Pennsylvania gas stations, truck stops, and local businesses near state lines.”<\/p>\n