Don't Forget! MA Gas & Diesel Tax Rate Change Effective Today!
The State of Massachusetts, as part of the Transportation bill, has voted to increase the state excise tax on gas & diesel. This increase will be tied to inflation and increase annually. The increase this year, effective today, July 31 2013, is $0.03, which raises the excise tax to $0.24 per gallon.
The current breakdown of taxes on over the road fuel products in MA is as follows:
Diesel
Federal Excise Tax: .243
Federal Lust: .001
Federal Oil Spill: .0019
MA State Excise Diesel: .240
MA URP: .0119
MA UST : .025
Gas:
Federal Excise Tax: .183
Federal Lust: .001
Federal Oil Spill: .00171
MA State Excise: .24
MA URP: .00119
MA UST: .025