November 21, 2022
![The federal government levies taxes on gasoline (18.4 cents a gallon) and diesel (24.4 cents a gallon). These tax rates have been unchanged since 1993. If the gasoline tax rate had been adjusted for inflation since 1993, it would be 38 cents per gallon. The federal government levies taxes on gasoline (18.4 cents a gallon) and diesel (24.4 cents a gallon). These tax rates have been unchanged since 1993. If the gasoline tax rate had been adjusted for inflation since 1993, it would be 38 cents per gallon.](https://www.taxpolicycenter.org/sites/default/files/fiscal-facts/ff_screenshot_11.21.2022_1.png)
Fact:
The federal government levies taxes on gasoline (18.4 cents a gallon) and diesel (24.4 cents a gallon). These tax rates have been unchanged since 1993. If the gasoline tax rate had been adjusted for inflation since 1993, it would be 38 cents per gallon.