The year 2019 made its debut with average gasoline prices just above $2.25/gal, reflecting a savings of about 23cts/gal from last year. Some modest increases in tax treatment are unlikely to offset descending wholesale prices, minimizing the impact from the higher levies in some states. Florida raised its state motor fuel tax by 0.4cts/gal to 18.1cts/gal, and the Sunshine State also raised its rate for the State Comprehensive Enhanced Transportation System (SCETS) fee which moved up 0.2cts/gal to 7.6cts/gal. Meanwhile, diesel tax rates moved up 0.4cts/gal to 18.1cts/gal while a package of various county and local rates moved up 0.2cts/gal to 14.8cts/gal. The total state and county rates on diesel rose 0.6cts/gal to 32.9cts/gal. Aviation gasoline will actually see a decrease this year, but not until July when the levy drops from 6.9cts/gal to 4.27cts/gal.
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