County opts out of gas tax plan
NORWICH – By simply putting aside the paperwork, Chenango County legislators have opted not to follow Governor Pataki’s controversial lead and cap the local sales tax on gasoline.
Pataki’s well-publicized, good will gesture that was to take effect across the state June 1 was advertised as a way for motorists to save 4 cents a gallon when the price per gallon is $3 or more. State lawmakers encouraged counties to join in by capping their sales tax as well, a move they said would make a $3 gallon of fuel 8 cents cheaper for consumers.
However, the New York Association of Convenience Stores reported last week that the state cap would probably only amount to 2.5 to 3 cents a gallon in savings because the state sale tax is figured from the price of gasoline before tariffs are added, not the price seen at the pump.
County officials received a memo and resolution template from the state Department of Taxation and Finance last week describing the capping process and providing an expedient way for counties to follow suit. They were encouraged to do so by June 16 in order to have the lower prices take effect by the busy driving season beginning July 1.
“I can’t believe that they think we are that stupid,” Town of Pharsalia Supervisor Dennis Brown told his fellow Finance Committee members. “I seriously believe if this wasn’t an election year, we wouldn’t be dealing with this.”
Pataki’s well-publicized, good will gesture that was to take effect across the state June 1 was advertised as a way for motorists to save 4 cents a gallon when the price per gallon is $3 or more. State lawmakers encouraged counties to join in by capping their sales tax as well, a move they said would make a $3 gallon of fuel 8 cents cheaper for consumers.
However, the New York Association of Convenience Stores reported last week that the state cap would probably only amount to 2.5 to 3 cents a gallon in savings because the state sale tax is figured from the price of gasoline before tariffs are added, not the price seen at the pump.
County officials received a memo and resolution template from the state Department of Taxation and Finance last week describing the capping process and providing an expedient way for counties to follow suit. They were encouraged to do so by June 16 in order to have the lower prices take effect by the busy driving season beginning July 1.
“I can’t believe that they think we are that stupid,” Town of Pharsalia Supervisor Dennis Brown told his fellow Finance Committee members. “I seriously believe if this wasn’t an election year, we wouldn’t be dealing with this.”
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