Trump Study of Gas Tax Could Run Afoul of GOP, Rural Voters
- President said he would consider gas tax for infrastructure
- Critics say fuel levies are regressive and hit rural drivers
Trump Says He's Open to Raising U.S. Gasoline Tax
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President Donald Trump says he’s open to raising the federal gas tax to fund infrastructure improvements -- a position that could pit him against his fellow Republicans in Congress and might hit rural voters who supported him harder than others.
Representative Kevin Brady, the chairman of the tax-writing House Ways and Means Committee, made his opposition to an increase clear Monday afternoon. Asked if he’d rule out a gas-tax hike, he said: “In my view, yes, but we’re going to have that discussion.”