Show facts about Gas gasoline olbie tax los angeles one hears in financial circles that the fhe taxing of gasoline la Is becoming a subject tor for buzzing discussion in every community hereabouts the comments center upon such queries as should the existing rate paid by motorists and others be i revised downward dovir warl i the tax Is paid upon upon gasoline sold for domestic purposes throughout the nation sales bales ot gasoline domestic increased annually over a n period ot of years as follows in barrels in 1925 in 1928 1926 2000 in av and in 1928 i tho the tax taa rato r per gallon charged by various states embraces a fairly wide range ranga as follows 13 states charge 3 2 cents per gallon 14 states charge 3 cents 1 state charges ai cents 12 states charge A 4 cents six states chargo charge 5 cents 1 charges 6 5 cents on tho the average refinery statistics aver motorist pay in tax the equivalent of 25 per cent of the price of gasoline also that the tax exceeds the average net return to manufacturers no difference ot of opinion seems to exist over application of the proceeds from the tax in various states iro bided vided that it to la confined to highway purposes but assertions are offered in ably edited oil publications with out specific proof however that taxes are bolus being diverted to other purposes in certain areas taxes upon gasoline collected in tho the united states during 1028 1928 are estl esti mated at california one of the most extensive consumers oi of gasoline charging 3 cents per gallon galion tax collected approximately in 1928 from motorists aviation and other users of gasoline authorities agree that gasoline sales during 1929 will exceed previous records with consequent larger tax returns I 1 dest best available estimates on 1928 business sho show v gasoline exports amounted to la per cent of 0 total demand at the united states rei large amounts raised by gasoline taxes and expended upon public highway construction and maintenance returns into the oil companies through purchases of asphalt and crude cruda oils for surfacing the mian questions seem to be Is the gasoline consumer paying in tax P per or gallon out of equitable proportion to the price of tho the product pio duct and are abuses creeping into the dispost tion ot of the funds for general broad spread concern this seems to be ono one of the interesting cdo economic discussions of the year affecting every loc locality alltY the wes west t coast territory far advanced in aviation and use 0 motor cars has the matter to heart |