what is reason for gas guzzler tax
Note: Congress established the Gas Guzzler Tax in 1978 to discourage production and purchase of fuel-inefficient vehicles. The tax is assessed on new passenger cars that do not meet required fuel economy levels. The IRS administers the program and collects the taxes from car manufacturers or importers.
New pay-per-mile scheme would boost taxes 250 percent. An on-again, off-again move by the Obama administration to scrap the federal gas tax in favor of a pay-per-mile fee would boost the tab to Americans as high as 250 percent, raising their current tax of 18.4 cents a gallon to as high as 46 cents, according to a new government study.