No Gas Station Inflation MN

Gov. Tim Walz and his allies in the legislature are proposing a new stealth gas tax that will be worse than California’s crazy fuel standards.

This new more extreme proposal has been rebranded as a “Clean Transportation Standard,” or CTS, that will make Minnesota’s mandates the most extreme and most expensive in the country, surpassing California, Oregon, and Washington.

They want to raise the cost of gas in Minnesota by 39 to 45 cents per gallon for no good reason! No money for roads and bridges. No measurable impact on the environment.

Say No to Gas Station Inflation!

Find your county on the map. How much will you pay in this stealth gas tax increase?

  • Households in Ramsey, Carver, and Hennepin counties would pay the least under a CTS, paying $343, $362, and $375 per household, respectively.
  • Families in Grant, Jackson, and Wilkin counties would pay the most, paying an additional $962, $1,150, and $1,151 in 2030, respectively as a result of these regulations.
  • Not only would rural families pay more under a CTS, but the new version of these regulations is so strict that it would effectively mandate a phase-out of common biofuel blends containing ethanol by 2025. This would harm small town Minnesota by undermining the economy of farming communities throughout the state.
  • The California Transportation Standards seek to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from Minnesota’s transportation sector by 25 percent by 2030. However, this reduction would only decrease future global temperatures by 0.001° C by 2100, an amount so small it is impossible to measure with even the most sophisticated scientific equipment.
  • All Minnesotans want a clean environment to pass on to future generations. However, environmental policies in Minnesota need to prioritize affordable measures that do not burden residents with dramatic price increases for little to no environmental gain. Unfortunately, the Walz administration’s proposed CTS will increase costs to Minnesotans for zero measurable environmental benefits.

Backed by Research

Liberal lawmakers in St. Paul have introduced a new, more extreme version of Gov. Walz’s 2022 proposal, rebranded as a “Clean Transportation Standard,” or CTS. If passed, it will make Minnesota’s mandates the most extreme and most expensive in the country, surpassing California, Oregon, and Washington.

Liberal lawmakers in St. Paul have introduced a new, more extreme version of Gov. Walz’s 2022 proposal, rebranded as a “Clean Transportation Standard,” or CTS. If passed, it will make Minnesota’s mandates the most extreme and most expensive in the country, surpassing California, Oregon, and Washington.

Spreading the Word

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