The debate over raising the gas tax continues at the Statehouse this week. A growing number of Senators are calling for a gas tax increase to help maintain South Carolina’s dilapidated roads and bridges. The argument that Senators Leatherman and Stringer make are valid stating that the infrastructure system in S.C. needs to be better maintained in order to attract new businesses and job creation in South Carolina.
However Senate Transportation Committee Chairman Larry Grooms, R-Charleston, opposes increasing the gas tax, arguing that he’d put $300 million from the state’s growing general fund into road improvements. Senator Leatherman and Cleary argue that the math doesn’t add up because their are to many demands on other funds.
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