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New Jersey Gas Tax Rises 9% for Infrastructure Funding
12/31/2025
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- New Jersey will raise its gas tax nearly 9% on January 1, 2025, to 49.1 cents per gallon for gasoline and 56.1 cents for diesel.
- The change will cost drivers about $27 more per year.
- The tax was signed by former Governor Phil Murphy.
- Republican spokesperson Maureen O'Toole says Rep. Nellie Pou's support drove the hike.
- The revenue funds about $11 billion in infrastructure projects over five years.
