[biofuels-biz] Re: [biofuel] Re: Auto Fuel Taxes

2002-12-05 Thread Darryl McMahon
Speaking from a Canadian perspective, fuel taxes are not road taxes. Only two jurisdictions levy motor fuel taxes in Canada - the federal goverment (about 40% of levies) and provinces/territories (about 60%). The federal government maintains a trivial portion of the roads in Canada, estimated

Re: [biofuel] Re: Auto Fuel Taxes

2002-12-05 Thread Darryl McMahon
Speaking from a Canadian perspective, fuel taxes are not road taxes. Only two jurisdictions levy motor fuel taxes in Canada - the federal goverment (about 40% of levies) and provinces/territories (about 60%). The federal government maintains a trivial portion of the roads in Canada, estimated

[biofuel] Re: Auto Fuel Taxes

2002-12-04 Thread murdoch
3) that ELECTRIC VEHICLES use the same roads, NEVER pay any fuel taxes to support road maintenance, and still, fear not the revenuer. That is a good question. Steve Spence has raised that issue a couple of times at a couple of forums, and nobody seems to have an answer. (Shhh!) How