are a group of fish that are ornamental varieties of domesticated common carp (Cyprinus carpio) that are kept for decorative purposes in outdoor koi ponds or water gardens. Koi varieties are distinguished by coloration, patterning, and scalation....
Gasoline Excise Taxes, 1933-2000 Brian Francis is an economist with the Special Studies Statistical Data Section. This article was prepared under the direction of Beth Kilss, Chief. T he Federal excise tax on gasoline is currently 18.4 cents per gallon. This excise tax gener-ates over $20 billion per year in tax revenue. Revenues are currently 170 times the amount gener-ated in 1933, the first year of the Federal gasoline excise tax. Receipts from this tax are the major source of revenue for the Highway Account and the
The average tax rate among all states, however, was 24.29 cents per gallon as of January 2015, according to the latest data from states and the Federal Highway Administration. With the average vehicle using 524 gallons of gasoline, this means the average cost of state gasoline taxes was $127.26 per vehicle. The average household with 1.75 vehicles thus pays $222.70 in state gasoline taxes or $4.27 per week.