Why does an excise tax on gasoline exist? Check all that apply.

The answers are:

to provide funding for healthcare services and education

to discourage travel by automobile by making gasoline more expensive

to fund highway repairs and other special projects

There are two basic purposes for gasoline taxes:

- To fund the budget for various types of Government policies, that could allocate into a wide variety of programs including healthcare, education, and infrastructures.

- To discourage the usage of private-owned automobiles, which will lead to less traffic and less pollution

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to discourage travel by automobile by making gasoline more expensive

to fund highway repairs and other special projects