Oil companies charging our state more than others for gas
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If you are like me in wondering why gas is so expensive here in Washington state, the answer is that oil companies are charging customers here more than most other states. Federal taxes on a gallon of gas is 18.4 cents a gallon and state taxes are 50.3 cents a gallon; or a total of 68.7 cents a gallon. At an average of $5.02.6 a gallon in this state per AAA on Aug. 14, that means oil companies are charging and receiving $4.33.9 per gallon from us. Compare that to Mississippi which currently has the lowest average price per gallon at $3.32. Subtracting out Mississippi state taxes at 19.5 cents and federal tax the same at 18.4 cents a gallon, the price oil companies receive and charge at the pump in Mississippi is only $2.94. That is a huge difference of $1.02 that customers here pay oil companies.
Oil companies charging our state more than others for gas
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