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Archive Home > 2009 > January > 03 > Oregon takes the lead in effort to ditch gas tax for mileage tax

Oregon takes the lead in effort to ditch gas tax for mileage tax

By Ryan Kost / The Bulletin
January 3, 2009

PORTLAND — Oregon is among a growing number of states exploring ways to tax drivers based on the number of miles they drive instead of how much gas they use, even going so far as to install GPS monitoring devices in 300 vehicles.

The idea first emerged nearly 10 years ago as Oregon....

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