Browsing by Author "Dumortier, Jerome"

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    Implications of Inflation-Adjusted Fuel Taxes on Government Revenue
    (IU Public Policy Institute, 2014-05) Marron, John; Dumortier, Jerome; Zhang, Fengxiu
    One potential source for increasing funding for the surface transportation system is to increase gasoline and diesel taxes. As part of a project with the Soy Transportation Coalition, this report outlines the results of an analysis using a model in which fuel taxes are reduced by one cent from the present unit tax in each of 12 states studied and then links fuel taxes to projected inflation. The authors also evaluate the possibility of raising revenue through an annual special registration fee on newly sold battery electric vehicles, plug-in hybrid vehicles, and conventional hybrids.
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    Indiana Rural Roads and Bridges: The Crumbling Reality and What it will Take to Mend These Critical Economic Arteries
    (IU Public Policy Institute, 2016-08) Palmer, Jamie; McCullouch, Bob; Dumortier, Jerome; Marron, John; Ketzenberger, John
    Nearly $6.4 billion. That’s how much it would cost to bring all of Indiana’s rural roads up to an acceptable level and to repair or replace all of Indiana’s functionally obsolete or structurally deficient bridges. The number is nearly triple the state’s financial reserves. It’s quadruple the amount of new money legislators injected into the road funding formulas during the General Assembly’s 2016 session. It’s an enormous amount of money, yet for a state that rightly calls itself the Crossroads of America, the investment is necessary to ensure Indiana’s farmers and all who make a living in agriculture have a route to continued economic strength.
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    Policy Brief: Fuel Tax Changes and the Impact on State Revenue for Iowa
    (IU Public Policy Institute, 2014-02-11) Dumortier, Jerome; Marron, John; Zhang, Fengxiu
    his brief focuses on three questions regarding the implications of changes to Iowa's fuel tax policy: What would be the effect of a one cent reduction in gasoline and fuel taxes? What would be the effect of linking the gasoline and diesel tax to inflation in 2014 in terms of annual state fuel tax revenue through 2025? How much additional revenue could have been generated from linking the gasoline and diesel tax to inflation in 2008, the last time Iowa adjusted fuel taxes? The model used in the analysis shows that linking Iowa's fuel taxes to the rate of inflation could have a substantial impact on the state's ability to maintain its transportation system into the future.