REVEALED: Pilot plan to charge drivers by the MILE is hidden in Biden's $1.2trillion infrastructure bill
Bill allocates $125million toward a vehicle miles traveled (VMT) tax pilot program
The Senate passed the measure in a Tuesday morning vote
A 2019 federal report found that adding the tax onto existing gas taxes could increase the prices of household goods for everyday families
Opponents say it may pull buyer incentive away from electric cars
A group of private and public transport companies lobbies Congress for a VMT tax in March, in a letter signed by 31 entities including shipping giant UPS
Pete Buttigieg said a VMT tax wouldn't be part of the bill in a March interview
By Elizabeth Elkind, Political Reporter and Geoff Earle, Deputy U.S. Political Editor For Dailymail.com
Published: 09:17 EDT, 10 August 2021 | Updated: 14:11 EDT, 10 August 2021
American drivers could soon trade paying taxes on gas at the pump for owing the government annual 'per-mile user fees,' under a new pilot program recently passed by the Senate in Joe Biden's $1.2 trillion bipartisan infrastructure deal.
The bill passed a Senate vote on Tuesday and will go on to the House of Representatives.
The massive deal puts $125 million toward exploring the possibility of a federal vehicle miles traveled tax (VMT) by funding the launch of federal, state and local VMT pilot programs.
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