New Year, Higher Price: The Mandated Gas Tax Increase
the staff of the Ridgewood blog
Ridgewood NJ, New Jersey motorists should brace for a price hike at the pump starting January 1, 2026. The State Department of the Treasury, following a mandatory annual review, announced that the total state tax rate on gasoline will increase by 4.2 cents per gallon. This increase is necessary to fund the state’s critical Transportation Trust Fund (TTF), which finances roads, bridges, and mass transit projects across New Jersey.
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