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Massachusetts Transportation Funding Plan Would Increase Gas Taxes

March 2, 2020

BOSTON — Fees for ride-hailing services and a 5-cents-per-gallon hike in the state’s gas tax are the heart of a plan floated by Democrats in the House of Representatives to pay for upgrades to roads, bridges and public transit.

House Speaker Robert DeLeo said the proposal, which will be taken up by the House next week, is needed to keep the state’s transportation system in good repair.

“The transportation system needs investment,” the Winthrop Democrat told reporters Feb. 26. “When it comes to our transportation system, revenue can’t wait.”

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