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Archive Home > 2009 > July > 29 > Tax on mileage, not gas: A way to pay for roads?

Tax on mileage, not gas: A way to pay for roads?

By Keith Chu / The Bulletin
July 29, 2009

WASHINGTON — With the national Highway Trust Fund running on empty, U.S. lawmakers are taking a look at an Oregon pilot program to find another way to fill up government coffers to pay for road maintenance.

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