Pennsylvania Taxpayers Slipped Another Weenie

Pennsylvania's gasoline taxes went up for the second year in a row. They've already raised turnpike tolls by 5% as of January 1st, 2015. In Harrisburg's never ending game of "let's hide the weenie" lesser known to taxpayers is how they got it slipped to them yet again.

The Pittsburgh Post Gazette reported on March 23, 2014 "Act 89 gives counties the option of levying a $5 annual vehicle registration fee." This means counties in addition to federal and state funds can get another $5 for every car registered by passing an ordinance.


According to the article.. "The increases are mandated by Act 89, the transportation funding legislation that was approved by the Legislature and Gov. Tom Corbett in the fall (2013)... On April 1, the fee for an identification card and for duplicate driver's licenses and ID cards will rise from the current $13.50 to $27.50. The fee for a certificate of title will increase from the current $22.50 to $50. Title security interest document fees will rise from the current $5 to $23. The fee for driver and vehicle information, now $5, will increase to $8."

So much for a Republican controlled state house, senate & governor cutting taxes.
Well to be honest, they never did say anything about the fees did they?