MHTC Chairman Proposes 1-Cent Sales Tax To Fund Mo.'s Transportation Needs

[Sherman A1]

The head of the Missouri Highways and Transportation Commission has unveiled a plan for funding the state’s aging highways and bridges.

The centerpiece would be a new one-cent sales tax. It would expire after 10 years, and would need approval from both lawmakers and Missouri voters. Transportation Commission Chairman Rudy Farber says the tax would not be collected on medicine, groceries or gasoline purchases.

“We’re not saying we have the final draft of this, but we are asking for input and we are going to be studying it," Farber said. "The members of the commission, while we have not formally adopted this, have certainly discussed it among ourselves.”

http://www.news.stlpublicradio.org/post/mhtc-chairman-proposes-1-cent-sales-tax-fund-mos-transportation-needs

[madrchsod]

1. not on gasoline?

i doubt this tax will be passed.