DENVER – Volunteer drivers will be taxed by the mile instead of for each gallon of gas during a four-month pilot program starting in December.
The Denver Post reports the transportation department’s program will involve 100 recruits who will theoretically pay 1.2 cents for each mile they drive.
Department spokeswoman Amy Ford said the system charges people for what they use, just like water and other utilities.
Ford said the 22 cents per gallon of gas that people are taxed now does not keep pace with inflation or construction costs.
The model could replace the state’s gas tax.
Some concerns related to the program include privacy, accountability and fairness for drivers of fuel-efficient vehicles who would pay less for a gas tax than they would per mile.
