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Show Gas, tax, and facts Utah's gasoline tax of 19.5 cents per gallon is somewhat higher than the Mountain States average of 18.1 cents per gallon and the U.S. average of 17 cents per gallon. Utah's new cigarette tax of 26.5 cents per pack will be second highest among the eight Mountain States. The average cigarette tax rate is 20.3 cents per pack in the Mountain States and 23.1 cents per pack in the nation as a whole. The proportion of state and local expenditures going for welfare is slightly below the Mountain States average and more than one-third one-third under the U.S. average. Highway expenditures in Utah are greater than the U.S. average , but lower than the Mountain States average. |
