Maryland Gas Tax Set To Increase, Some Legislators Call For Another Tax Holiday

Marylanders are bracing to pay more at the pump starting Friday due to a legislatively mandated automatic gas tax increase. A bill passed in 2013 calls for an automatic gas tax increase based on inflation, which is measured by the Consumer Price Index. Starting Friday drivers will pay about 7 cents more per gallon for gas. This brings to total state gas tax from 36 cents a gallon to 43 cents per gallon.