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Bond In Investing Savings The state Senate's top Republican yesterday proposed asking voters whether to approve increasing New Jersey's gasoline tax to pay for state transportation projects, but the governor's office said it's not interested in the proposal because it rejects any increase.

Bond Investment Toledo Toledo Senate Minority Leader Leonard Lance, R-Clinton Township, didn't express support for increasing the tax, saying doing so would be "unfortunate," but said any proposal to increase the 14.5-cents-per-gallon levy should be decided by the public.

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James Bond Trading Card "If we're to do so, it only should be with the support of the public in a general election," Lance said during a Senate Budget Committee hearing in Trenton on the administration's proposed $2.9 billion in state transportation spending.

As for crossing a state line to buy cheaper gas, the price of gas now may actually make staying put a better option. "With gas averaging nearly $3 a gallon nationwide, your car would have to get phenomenal mileage to justify driving any distance just to save a few cents per gallon on the gas tax, " said Schibley. " taxed cigarettes and gas or to avoid local sales tax, greater savings may come most simply from staying closer to home."

Bond In Investing Stock In November, a special commission appointed by Gov. James E. McGreevey recommended the tax be increased another 12.5 cents to 15 cents per gallon to pump more money into the state's Transportation Trust Fund, which has been used to pay for transportation work but will be consumed by debt starting in fiscal year 2006.

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Municipal Bonds Investment In December, McGreevey rejected increasing the tax, saying economic uncertainty made it the "wrong time" to consider an increase. Instead, McGreevey ordered Transportation Commissioner Jack Lettiere to prioritize spending with available money.

A tax on unhealthy foods has recently been proposed by a think tank associated with the Government. Although the Government has apparently rejected the idea, it is not without support amongst certain economists and public health advocates. An article by Tom Marshall was published in the British Medical Journal which advocated a tax on the main sources of fat in the British diet namely butter, whole milk, cheese, biscuits and cakes. He contended that such a measure could prevent around 1000 premature deaths a year in the UK from heart related diseases.

Bond Terms Trading The proposed budget for the next fiscal year, which starts July 1, continues to rely on Transportation Trust Fund money, but Lettiere said the state will issue $900 million in grant anticipation bonds, commonly called Garvee bonds, in the 2006 fiscal year if no solution has been found to replenish the trust fund.

Bond Debt High In Inside "It's basically an insurance policy," Lettiere said of the bonds.

Bond Greenville Greenville The $900 million would be repaid with state appropriations and secured with future federal transportation grants.

Trading Stock And Bonds McGreevey spokesman Micah Rasmussen said Lance's proposal was unnecessary.

Bond Investing Municipal "The governor has said we don't need a gas tax increase," Rasmussen said.

Basis Bond Finance Hill Rasmussen said the state would continue funding transportation projects by "finding ways to make the money that's there last longer" and by considering the $900 million in bonds in fiscal year 2006.

Bond Explained Terms Trading When asked if the administration planned to continue selling bonds every year to pay for transportation projects, Rasmussen said, "I don't think that's the case."

Bond Business Investing Stock "We are working to keep transportation projects moving without the need for a gas tax increase," Rasmussen said, offering no options besides using available money and the Garvee bonds.

Bond Houston Houston Democrats on the Senate Budget Committee never got the chance to debate Lance's proposal. Sen. Sharpe James, D-Newark, who was presiding over the panel when Lance proposed his idea, would neither allow Lettiere to respond nor other senators to discuss it.

Stock Bonds Day Trading "There is no testimony today, no proposal before us today on a gasoline tax," James said. "It is an inappropriate question at this time."

Bond Corporate Investing A few moments later, James added, "If the question is not germane to the testimony today, I will rule it out of order."

Investment Bond Uk But senators did discuss the $900 million bond proposal, which wasn't mentioned by Lettiere until he was asked. No legislators expressed support for the idea.

Bond Trading Strategy Sen. Paul Sarlo, D-Wood-Ridge, said it was "incumbent upon this Legislature" to solve the trust fund problem "once and for all."

Bond Fixed In Income Investing "I am not a proponent of Garvee bonds," Sarlo said.

Bond Dayton Dayton Investment Sen. Thomas H. Kean Jr., R-Westfield, expressed concern about the bond plan and questioned whether the state could issue them without the Legislature's approval.

Bond Management Market Risk Lettiere said the state didn't need legislative approval because the legislation that created the Transportation Trust Fund Authority gave it the right to issue bonds. He said the Legislature would have to approve money to repay the bonds.

Bond In Investing Municipal "It would require an appropriation by the Legislature at some point," Lettiere said.

Bond Investment Las Las North It's been estimated repaying the bonds would cost about $100 million per year for 12 years.

Future Bond Trading System No legislators yesterday proposed options to replenish the Transportation Trust Fund.

Bond In Investing Junk By Tom Hester Jr.
Trenton Times - 4/15/2004

Topic: Transportation

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