Drivers should plan to spend more money at gas pumps in Pennsylvania when the new year begins.
On Jan. 1, the state’s gas tax is set to increase from just under 58 cents per gallon to a little more than 61 cents per gallon, Penn Live reported. The diesel fuel tax will increase from about 74 cents per gallon to 78.5 cents per gallon.
These increases are required by a 2013 state law enacted to fund road and bridge improvements. Though the taxes are levied on wholesalers, the hikes are expected to be passed down to consumers.
As of Wednesday, the average gas price in Pennsylvania was $3.644 per gallon, higher than the national average of $3.108 per gallon, according to AAA. In Philadelphia, the average price was $3.52 per gallon. Diesel fuel was averaging $5.644 per gallon across the state.
Only two states tax gas at a higher rate than Pennsylvania, according to a January report from the American Petroleum Institute; only one taxes diesel at a higher rate.
www.phillyvoice.com/pennsylvania-gas-tax-increase-2023-diesel-price/