(TRENTON) - Following comments by state Department of Transportation Commissioner Kris Kolluri in news reports published today that the state motor fuels tax would have to be increased to 58.5 cents to accommodate all of New Jersey's current and future transportation needs, Assemblyman John S. Wisniewski (D-Middlesex), chairman of the Assembly Transportation and Public Works Committee, released the following statement:
"Commissioner Kolluri's assertion that it would take a 44-cent increase in the gas tax to address the state's current and future transportation needs is revealing.
"If administration officials know the minimum amount the motor fuels tax would need to be increased, then they also must know the minimum amount tolls must increase to meet the same goals.
"For the sake of New Jersey motorists, we need to put all the numbers on the table."
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Assemblyman Wisniewski
(732) 316-1885
James Sverapa IV
(609) 292-7065
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