Wholesale taxes on gasoline in Pennsylvania are scheduled to jump with the start of the new year, but how much it will affect consumers remains to be seen.
Wholesalers will pay an additional 10 cents per gallon, starting Jan. 1.
PennDOT officials said it's unclear how much of that spike will be passed on to drivers.
"It doesn't mean it will be a direct 10-cent increase at the pump," said Ron Young, a PennDOT spokesman. "It could. It could be more, could be less. It depends what the wholesaler decides to charge."
According to Young, it's believed some wholesalers may not impose the raise on consumers as a way to draw them into convenience marts.
The hike is part of a five-year plan signed into law by Gov. Tom Corbett in 2013.
Last year, the law removed a 12-cent tax imposed on drivers at the pump and replaced it with an increase for wholesalers instead.
Act 89 looks to generate more state revenue to fund infrastructure improvements, primarily to roads and bridges.
"We had the highest rate of bridges on the structurally deficient list. This will help us get that down and fix hundreds, if not thousands, of these bridges," Young said.
It's expected to bring in more than $2 billion annually by 2017.
"You're going to see a lot more work this year and in coming years. Projects that were on the shelf are going to happen," Young said.
Last year, the Act 89 funds paid for improvements to more than 1,600 miles of roads and more than 80 bridges in Pennsylvania.
The plan also is expected to generate more than 50,000 jobs across the state.
The tax will be raised again in 2017.
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