| Show gasoline taxes paid in many states last year prepared by th un united eted states state departs department t of agriculture I 1 alture ul ture not counting refunds made the total amount of the gasoline tax collected by 47 of the states and the district of 0 columbia in the first six months of 0 1020 amounted to says the bureau of public roads united states department of agriculture on tile the basis of figures reported to the bureau in new york the tax became effective aay 1 and the illinois law lav lid did not become effective until august 1 A total of gallons was taxed in the 47 states tail mid the alie district of columbia the average tax lax paid per gallon was cents in 1028 gasoline tax paid in the first six elt el t months of the year in 45 states the district of columbia and in n illinois for one month of the period was waa the tax in illinois was waa collected for january and discontinued lii in february massachusetts and nd new york had bad no gasoline tax in n 1028 the total number of gallons taxed in the first six months of 1028 1928 w was 4 and the average tax paid was cents per gallon all the states now collect a gasoline tax |
