Gas Tax

New Jersey's gas tax rises each year as sales decline, to ensure the state a steady level of revenue. The stay-at-home order has made gasoline sales shrivel.

The state Treasury Department has announced the tax on gasoline and diesel fuel will stay the same in 2020.

Gasoline sales continue to decline in New Jersey, raising the possibility of another gas-tax hike this fall. The Murphy administration thinks it can be avoided.

The newest tax hike will add an extra 4.1 cents per gallon.

A provision in last year's gas tax bill sets October 1st as a date to raise, lower, or maintain the current tax rate.

The worst-in-the-nation congestion of the New York-New Jersey metropolitan area causes the trucking industry to lose $3 billion a year in the Garden State alone, accounting for nearly 5 percent of congestion costs nationwide.

Aside from the 23 cent gas tax hike that went into affect last month, I'm probably not the only one noticing gas prices slowly creeping up as of late. Gas was $2.43 a gallon at Wawa this morning. It wasn't too long ago (before the gas tax) that prices were only a little higher than $2 a gallon.

After Governor Christie spiked the gas tax, part of the deal was a cut in the sales tax - but now that won't happen.

The infamous gas tax went into effect on Tuesday, November 1st here in the Garden State.  Your wallet just got a little bit lighter...  However, one NJ pizzeria owner wants to give you a discount for getting screwed by the government!

One slight positive in the gas tax increase is that the construction projects that sat idle since July will restart.

Seeing gas station signs jump so much overnight is simultaneously depressing and infuriating.

Happy Halloween!!  Oh and also Happy Day Before the Infamous Gas Tax Goes Into Effect Day!