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November 6, 2009

W.Va. Road Fund tax collections down

By The Associated Press

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CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- West Virginia's Road Fund is collecting less revenue than expected and some maintenance projects may be postponed until the next fiscal year.

Transportation officials say revenue collections from vehicle registrations, the gasoline tax and the privilege tax paid on the purchase of vehicles are down by $10 million to $11 million, compared to the same period last year.

Transportation Secretary Paul Mattox said Thursday that state officials expected gasoline tax revenue to decline when the budget was put together.

The other declines weren't expected. Transportation officials attribute that loss of revenue to the economic downturn.

Mattox says some maintenance projects, mainly resurfacing, may be cut from this year's budget.

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3 Comments on "W.Va. Road Fund tax collections down "
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Posted By: Earned_My_Degree (11:52am 11-07-2009)

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The real reason for the reduction in gasoline consumption is the full and complete implementation of the George Bush green program. When you have 15 Million unemployed people, what need do they have for gas to go to work? So, you have 15 Million people conserving energy, reducing pollution, catching up on old times and reconnecting with close family members. Now, isn't that what good Republican family values are really all about.

Posted By: True WV (9:48am 11-07-2009)

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I thot stimulus was going to be our savior?

Posted By: AaronS (9:29am 11-07-2009)

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Let's see, people are driving their cars longer and not buying new cars, thus the reason for the decline on the registration fee's and the privilege tax and are driving less, using less gasoline thus the reason for the decline in the gasoline tax and our government is complaining.

What are they going to do when our socialist government mandates smaller cars that get better fuel efficiency and the gasoline tax declines more, start calculating how many miles people drive and tax on that instead of gasoline consumption?

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29298315/

Why yes, that's exactly what our government is talking about doing.

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