O’Malley supports applying sales tax to gasoline 

Posted: 12:01 pm Mon, January 30, 2012
By Nicholas Sohr
Daily Record Business Writer

Gov. Martin O’Malley outlined a proposal on Monday to apply Maryland’s sales tax to gasoline, calling it the “best option” to boost spending on roads, bridges, rail lines and other transportation projects. The 6 percent sales tax would be phased in evenly over three years and, when fully implemented, yield an estimated $613 million a year ...