THE PRESIDENT OF A LOCAL CONSERVATIVE THINK TANK SAYS HE HOPES WE’VE SEEN THE LAST OF A PROPOSED GAS TAX HIKE IN ALBUQUERQUE…ALTHOUGH ITS SPONSOR SAYS HE’LL TRY AGAIN LATER. PAUL GESSING WITH THE RIO GRANDE FOUNDATION TELLS NEWSRADIO KKOB THE TAX WOULD GIVE AN UNFAIR ADVANTAGE TO GAS STATIONS NOT WITHIN THE CITY LIMITS.
HE SAYS TRIBAL GAS STATIONS COMPETE WITH ALBUQUERQUE GAS STATIONS. HE SAYS THEY DON’T PAY STATE GAS TAXES AND THIS WOULD GIVE THEM A SECOND ADVANTAGE.
THE PROPOSED TWO CENT A GALLON GAS TAX DIED LAST WEEK WHEN THE ALBUQUERQUE CITY COUNCIL DECIDED TO TAKE NO ACTION ON IT.
