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Tax Facts

The tax on gasoline sold in Vermont fluctuates every three months based on the average retail price during the prior three months.


This because of two different taxes: a Motor Fuel Transportation Infrastructure Assessment (MFTIA) and a Motor Fuel Tax Assessment (MFTA).


The MFTIA is at least 3.96 cents per gallon (cts/gal). While that's the floor, the MFTIA is set at 2% of the tax-adjusted retail price sold the prior quarter. As the cost of a gallon of gasoline goes up, so does the MFTIA.


The other tax, the MFTA, is at least 13.4 cts/gal. It also increases based on the price at the pump, but it has a ceiling of 18 cts/gal.


The MFTIAF was signed into law in 2009 and is found in Title 23, Chapter 28.