Article: DOYLE WILL SIGN GAS TAX BILL MEASURE TO END AUTOMATIC ANNUAL INCREASE.(FRONT)

Byline: JR ROSS Associated Press

Gov. Jim Doyle pledged Monday to sign legislation repealing Wisconsin's automatic, annual increase in the gas tax to give consumers a break -- but said lawmakers may have to jack up registration fees to ensure enough money for the state's road system.

The Legislature approved a bill this month to end the annual indexing for inflation in 2007. It also would move up by one month -- to April 1 -- a planned penny cut in the part of the tax that helps cover the costs of environmental cleanup projects.

Doyle, appearing at a news conference in Milwaukee, said the bill puts legislators in a tough spot of having to take ...

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