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Current Events => Economics => Topic started by: TVDOC on March 27, 2012, 10:02:46 AM

Title: Some Interesting Fuel Tax/Price Data
Post by: TVDOC on March 27, 2012, 10:02:46 AM

http://www.api.org/Oil-and-Natural-Gas-Overview/Industry-Economics/~/media/Files/Statistics/gasoline-diesel-summary.ashx

Makes it somewhat easier to understand why my state (MO) has fuel prices generally lower than elsewhere......

doc

Title: Re: Some Interesting Fuel Tax/Price Data
Post by: Zeus on March 27, 2012, 10:14:48 AM

Quote from: TVDOC on March 27, 2012, 10:02:46 AM

http://www.api.org/Oil-and-Natural-Gas-Overview/Industry-Economics/~/media/Files/Statistics/gasoline-diesel-summary.ashx

Makes it somewhat easier to understand why my state (MO) has fuel prices generally lower than elsewhere......

doc

The differential in Fuel prices is primarily the State and local Taxes. Regardless of what the media/left say the per unit profit isn't all that much for private industry, The Govt makes out like a bandit though.