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Article: Doyle has gas tax pledge: He promises no increase; Green calls rise last choice.
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- The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (Milwaukee, WI)
- Article date:
- August 21, 2006
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Byline: Patrick Marley
Aug. 21--Madison -- Democratic Gov. Jim Doyle is promising not to raise the gas tax during the next four years, but his Republican opponent will not commit to keeping the tax at 32.9 cents a gallon if he is elected.
Doyle said he would likely seek an increase of perhaps $10 to the $55 annual vehicle registration fee next year to help pay for roads. U.S. Rep. Mark Green of Green Bay, who is running against Doyle, would not say if he would raise that fee.
While Green would not state flatly whether he would raise transportation-related taxes or fees if elected, he indicated a reluctance to raise the taxes. "Any tax increase ...