The office of Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg said the Biden administration was not considering a plan to tax drivers by the number of miles that they drive after Buttigieg said during an interview he was open to the idea.
During a CNBC interview about his goals for US infrastructure and Biden's upcoming infrastructure plan, Buttigieg was asked about funding the president's plan, which is expected to cost about $3 trillion. He was specifically questioned about the efficacy of vehicle miles traveled (VMT) tax, which would tax drivers by the number of miles they drive and is seen as an alternative to taxing gasoline.
"I think that shows a lot of promise," Buttigieg said. "If we believe in that so-called user-pays principle, the idea that part of how we pay for roads is you pay based on how much you drive. The gas tax used to be the obvious way to do it. It's not anymore, so a so-called vehicle miles traveled tax or mileage tax - whatever you want to call it - could be a way to do it."
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