Health & Fitness
NH House Passes Gas Tax Increase To Fund Infrastructure Repairs (And Creates New Jobs)
Creating new jobs by passing the road toll (gas tax) to create new jobs while rebuilding our roads and bridges.
The NH House has done their part, now it is up to the NH Senate.
Today the NH House passed HB 617 a bill to increase the gas tax by 12 cents with all of the increase in funding to be used to fix New Hampshire’s roads and bridges. The tax will be phased in starting with a four cent increase in July 2014. Then continues with a four cent increase for the next three years.
The House Ways and Means Vice Chair Rep. Patty Lovejoy spoke in support of the bill:
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“New Hampshire’s highway system is our economic lifeblood; supporting commerce, tourism and our everyday lives. A good infrastructure is imperative for NH to compete with other states for new business and new jobs.”
This is huge step for the NH Legislature who have spent much of the last two years attacking workers and taking away the rights of women and minorities. This increase is an example that the House really cares about the people of New Hampshire.
