The Role of Federal Gasoline Excise Taxes in Public Policy

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service. Resources, Science, and Industry Division

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Gasoline--Taxation.

Gasoline.

Petroleum refineries.

Revenue.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Contained In:

ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection

Place of Publication:

[United States] [publisher not identified] 2011

Summary:

Examines economic impact of Federal excise tax on gasoline, including changing demand-supply relationships, reduction of gasoline price volatility, revenue effects, and the petroleum refining industry. Analyzes positive and negative effects of the tax, evaluates incentive structure that a higher gasoline tax would likely create, and examines a revised version of the tax, a variable gasoline tax

Notes:

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Microfiche version Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service. Resources, Science, and Industry Division. Role of Federal Gasoline Excise Taxes in Public Policy

Publisher Number:

CRS-2011-RSI-0521

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