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Fuel Tax rates

Tax Type

Effective

07/01/04

Effective

07/01/05

Effective

07/01/06

Effective

07/01/07

Effective

07/01/08

Inflation Index
1.023
1.027
1.034
1.032
1.028
Gasoline
0.252
0.259
0.268
0.276
0.284
Diesel
0.263
0.270
0.279**
0.288**
0.296
Jet Fuel
0.034
0.034
0.034
0.034
0.034
Propane
0.183
0.188
0.194
0.201
0.206
Methanol
0.143
0.147
0.152
0.157
0.139
Ethanol
0.178
0.183
0.189
0.196
0.187
CNG*
0.218
0.224
0.232
0.239
0.230
Hydrogen
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
0.067
Hydrogen CNG
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
0.197
LNG
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
0.169
Biodiesel (B100)
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
0.272
B20
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
0.291
E10
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
0.274
E85
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
0.202

 

* CNG, Hydrogen and Hydrogen CNG tax rate is applied to every 100 cubic feet.  The tax rate on all other fuels is based on each gallon.

**For reporting periods beginning on September 1, 2006 thru September 19, 2007, the tax rate for diesel fuel containing at least 2% biological component is 0.200.