Politicians and bureaucrats have been calling for hiking the federal gas tax since the price of gasoline began its steady decline last year. The talk of raising the tax has led 50 conservative organizations to join forces to lobby in opposition of the increase.
Among the groups fighting against the tax hike are high profile organizations such as Americans for Tax Reform, FreedomWorks the Coalition Opposed to Additional Spending and Taxes (COAST), Club for Growth and Americans for Prosperity.
“Falling gas prices are the first significant relief many Americans have experienced in years,” AFP Vice President of Government Affairs Brent Gardner said. “Congress should let them take advantage of it rather than treating it as just another opportunity to reach into people’s pockets and take more away in taxes. Lower-income Americans deserve a break from trying times, not to be slapped with another tax that disproportionately affects them.”
Indeed, Americans are currently saving at the pump. AAA reported late last month that falling gas prices in the U.S. already saved American motorists more than $14 billion on fuel costs in 2014.
If the trend continues throughout 2015, AAA says that the number could jump to as much as $75 billion by this time next year.
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