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The Influence of Autonomous Vehicles on State Tax Revenues

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States primarily link transportation tax revenues to fossil fuels and number of vehicles and drivers. Transition to autonomous vehicles (AV) is likely to significantly erode each of these tax bases. Simulations for six states suggest they could lose between 2 and 9.2 percent of total tax revenues and 60 percent or more of transportation tax revenues once AVs are fully adopted. States have the opportunity to tax mobility more broadly before the population transitions to AVs. Reform options include imposing the sales tax on all mobility services, levying a VMT tax, or imposing congestion charges.

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  • William F. Fox, 2020. "The Influence of Autonomous Vehicles on State Tax Revenues," National Tax Journal, National Tax Association;National Tax Journal, vol. 73(1), pages 199-234, March.
  • Handle: RePEc:ntj:journl:v:73:y:2020:i:1:p:199-234
    DOI: 10.17310/ntj.2020.1.06
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    1. Agrawal, David R. & Zhao, Weihua, 2023. "Taxing Uber," Journal of Public Economics, Elsevier, vol. 221(C).
    2. Agrawal, Shubham & Schuster, Amy M. & Britt, Noah & Mack, Elizabeth A. & Tidwell, Michael L. & Cotten, Shelia R., 2023. "Building on the past to help prepare the workforce for the future with automated vehicles: A systematic review of automated passenger vehicle deployment timelines," Technology in Society, Elsevier, vol. 72(C).

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