Ohio joins the United States to hit drivers where it hurts: raise taxes on gasoline

Ohio Governor Mike DeWine calls for 18 cents per gallon gas tax increase after finding a $ 1 billion hole in infrastructure spending, transport officials say had been masked for more than ten years by a loan.

The proposal raises objections from state legislators and raises a debate about how much the state should spend on new transport projects and how much taxpayers should pay for it.

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