As Auto Sales Rebound in Georgia, New Cars Pay Fewer Taxes to Build Roads

Tuesday, January 20th, 2015

An uptick in the sale of new vehicles that’s been linked to lower gas prices spells more trouble for state road funding. State funding to ease traffic congestion on metro Atlanta roads, as seen in this recent morning drive, is dwindling as vehicles become more efficient and use less fuel, thus reducing fuel tax revenues for Georgia. Credit: David Pendered

Georgia’s collection of motor fuel taxes fell by 2 percent in the last three months of 2014. Revenues from tag, title, and fees rose by 2.7 percent during that period, according to a tabulation of monthly reports from the Georgia Department of Revenue.

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