Who is raising the gas tax this week?

What’s happening? Missouri Legislature sent a gas tax bill to the Governor. It would annually raise the gas tax by 2.5 cents until 2025.

Why is this important? The pandemic hit gas taxes, but even before the pandemic, fuel taxes were anemic.

How will this be important? Working from home will continue in some form and the gas tax will continue to lag in revenue collection as fuel efficiency increases.

Missourian | Fuel tax increase approved by legislature, awaits Parson’s signature