http://www.ketv.com/news/9417499/detail.html
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Drivers in Nebraska will soon see another 1 cent fuel-tax increase -- a reminder that conserving gas doesn't always pay off.
The one-cent-per-gallon increase starts July 1. That will increase Nebraska's gas tax to just over 27 cents a gallon. That's the seventh highest gas tax in the nation. But as of Friday morning, Nebraska's overall price a gallon -- at $2.77 for regular unleaded -- is still below the national average of $2.84 a gallon.
Officials said the tax increase is caused partially by people using less gas. As drivers conserve gas by scaling down vacations and getting rid of gas-guzzling cars, the state's revenue from fuel use diminishes.
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kindof a kick in the nuts. we're told to conserve to save money, save the planet, etc., and end up getting taxed more for it.