New Jersey's Tax Free Ride Comes To An End - Gas Prices Set To Leap By 23 Cents A Gallon

Gov. Chris Christie, who has long resisted raising any taxes, has battled with Democratic leaders since early summer over raising New Jersey’s gas tax, reaching an impasse that brought hundreds of highway and transit projects to a standstill that lasted months.

But on Friday, a day after a fatal train crash in Hoboken focused attention on the troubled conditions of the state-run railroad, Mr. Christie, a Republican, finally gave way by accepting the first tax increase during his seven years in office. He said he had agreed to raise the gas tax by 23 cents a gallon to replenish the depleted Transportation Trust Fund, which the state uses to pay for improvements to rails, roads and bridges.

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Vette71 - 10/3/2016 12:21:57 PM

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How much could the folks in New Jersey save per fill-up if they joined the rest of the country and went to pump your own gas?

Agent009 - 10/3/2016 1:16:16 PM

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I always thought that was odd that they have raised a generation of drivers that can't fill their own gas tank.

TomM - 10/3/2016 6:12:11 PM

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The people who are employed pumping gas likely would not be able to save anything after they lost their jobs - due to self service. The fact is - no one has shown that gasoline costs more money in New Jersey - in fact - we generally have had the lowest prices of gasoline in the NYC and Philly metro areas. That will not change with New York when the new tax takes effect - and puts us about even with PA. And people from New Jersey have no problem pumping their own gas when they travel to other states - where senior citizens and the Physically impaired people cannot find a person at the station to pump the gas - even though there is supposed to be at least one to do so. I have always considered having people pump your gas to be a BENEFIT of living in New Jersey - it is altogether more civil. And those from other states are welcome to pump their own gas in a driving rain as often as they want there - jealous of those of us who don't have to leave our cars here.

Agent00R - 10/4/2016 12:24:04 AM

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Just FYI, NJ gas prices are always under the national average.

I've been told it has to do with the enormous amount of refineries locatedi n the state.

MDarringer - 10/3/2016 8:02:11 PM

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TomM's Democrats continue to be the cause of cash raping consumers. TomM must be stupidly rich.

HenryN - 10/3/2016 8:51:04 PM

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Trump needs both of you.