n mid-April, here's what you would have paid for a gallon of unleaded in eight countries around the world:
Belgium $4.73
France $4.75
Germany $5.14
Italy $5.08
Netherlands $5.61
United Kingdom $5.31
Spain $3.72
Japan $3.34
On Tuesday, the average price of a gallon of unleaded in the United States was $1.844, according to the government's Energy Information Administration.
In the United States, each gallon of gasoline is taxed 18.4 cents by the federal government and then with excise and sales taxes in each state. The tax per gallon averages 42.7 cents, slightly over 20% of the price of $2-a-gallon gasoline. Less than 1% of the federal government budget comes from the gas tax.
Here in Arizona.. $2.19 a gallon for reg unleaded.
So, I guess it could be worse...............
AZ