In NH, Fight Over Sustainable Transport Heats Up

by Eesha Williams

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New Hampshire Governor John Lynch said on May 22 he would veto the legislature’s effort to raise gas taxes. The House’s budget includes a 15 cent increase in the gas tax. The tax would raise $44 million next year.

Gas in Europe is more than twice the price of gas in the U.S. because of taxes. The tax money is used to create train networks, bicycle paths, and other transportation alternatives that work much better than in the U.S.

Taxes in France make up about 70 percent of the price of gas. In the U.S., it's less than 20 percent.

The NH Public Interest Research Group (NH-PIRG) www.nhpirg.org and other environmental groups are organizing to improve public transit by raising the gas tax, and income taxes for wealthy Granite Staters.

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