Here, you can add a sales tax on motor fuels of up to 10 percent.

Fifteen states use a motor fuels sales tax to offset the loss in purchasing power of gallonage tax and help keep up with inflation. Some states have simply added a sales tax, while others have added a sales tax while decreasing the per gallon tax.

If you wish to add to one tax and decrease the other, changes should be made both to this line and the line above.

Revenues from a sales tax on motor fuels would vary greatly depending on the price of gasoline. On the two lines below, you can make assumptions about the price.