Vehicle Miles Tax Pete Buttigieg. Vmt will tax travelers based on how many miles they drive rather than how much gasoline they consume. Last friday, transportation secretary pete buttigieg praised the concept of imposing a nationwide vehicle miles traveled tax in an interview.
Biden transportation secretary pete buttigieg is weighing a vehicle miles tax (vmt) to fund the president's estimated $3 trillion infrastructure plan, which he plans to unveil next friday. Buttigieg said last week that he is looking at implementing a vehicle miles traveled (vmt) tax, just the news reported. Buttigieg, the former mayor of south bend, ind., acknowledged “privacy concerns” related to implementing a vehicle miles traveled (vmt) system but said it should be considered as a potential replacement for the gas tax.
Transportation chief pete buttigieg has sent mixed signals on gas and mileage taxes, but biden is steering clear of them in his infrastructure plan.
Transportation secretary pete buttigieg said monday that neither a gas tax nor a mileage tax would be part of president joe biden's sweeping infrastructure plan to be detailed on wednesday. Last friday, transportation secretary pete buttigieg praised the concept of imposing a nationwide vehicle miles traveled tax in an interview. Buttigieg told cnbc during an interview last week that a new vehicle miles traveled (vmt) tax “shows a lot of promise” and “could be part of the mix” to pay for biden’s $2.25 trillion. Transportation secretary pete buttigieg said monday that neither a gas tax nor a mileage tax would be part of president joe biden's sweeping infrastructure plan to be detailed on wednesday.
