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Does Nevada have comparatively high state gas taxes?

By Todd Butterworth
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According to July data from the U.S. Energy Information Administration, Nevada’s state portion of gas and diesel fuel taxes is below average nationally. Nevada’s state gas tax is $0.24 per gallon; 34 states have a higher tax, and the national average is about $0.32. The highest tax is California’s at $0.65; the lowest is Alaska’s at $0.09.

Nevada’s state diesel tax is about $0.28 per gallon; 31 states have a higher tax, and the national average is about $0.33.

Some have advocated for a gas tax holiday to help struggling consumers. A federal gas tax holiday could be a problem for Nevadans. A 1997 state law would increase the state tax by the same amount as any reduction in the federal tax.

But if the state tax were temporarily suspended, a Nevadan driving 12,000 miles per year and getting 25 miles per gallon would save $9.60 to $11.20 per month.

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US Energy Information Administration State gasoline taxes varied widely across the United States in July
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