Virginia proposal complicates Maryland’s gas tax debate

January 10, 2013 

Virginia proposal complicates Maryland’s gas tax debate

The governor of Virginia has thrown a new wrinkle into a Maryland debate by calling for abolition of the commonwealth’s gas tax and increasing the sales tax to pay for roads and transit, a move that would alter the competitive balance between the two states. This week’s proposal by Gov. Bob McDonnell, a Republican, is...…