White House strikes user fees as possible spending package pay-for

By Naomi Lim

Published May 14, 2021 6:24pm ET

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White House strikes user fees as possible spending package pay-for — The White House is not interested in introducing user fees to pay for its $4 trillion worth of spending proposals for infrastructure and social welfare programs. User fees, including increasing the federal gas tax or rolling out a new vehicle miles traveled fee, would “violate” President Joe Biden’s promise not to hike levies on people […]

The White House is not interested in introducing user fees to pay for its $4 trillion worth of spending proposals for infrastructure and social welfare programs.

User fees, including increasing the federal gas tax or rolling out a new vehicle miles traveled fee, would “violate” President Joe Biden’s promise not to hike levies on people earning less than $400,000 a year, according to White House press secretary Jen Psaki.

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