Rick Scott Opposes Raising Federal Gas Tax

Gov. Rick Scott, R-Fla., came out against Congress raising the federal gas tax on Tuesday.

Raising taxes is never a good solution to any problem, and raising the federal gas tax is no exception, Scott said on Tuesday. Increasing the federal gas tax will be a direct burden to every consumer and slow economic growth. Although the price of gas has come down recently, raising taxes now will still be a major cost to Florida families.

Scott pointed toward his record in Tallahassee as proof that government can be run without raising taxes.

Here in Florida, we have been able to historically fund our world-class infrastructure system at record levels while balancing our budget, lowering our debt and cutting taxes 40 times, Scott said. We are also working to cut taxes by $1 billion over the next two years. I strongly urge Congress not to raise the federal gas tax or any tax and instead come up with innovative solutions to fund priorities as we have done in Florida.