Across the country, state and local government officials seeking new or increased revenue streams keep proposing car rental excise taxes. Earlier this year, Colorado lawmakers endorsed a $2-per-day tax to fund transportation projects.

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Taylor Speaks Out Against Discriminatory Car Rental Excise Taxes (Auto Rental News)

Travelers have been able to score decent deals on hotel rooms and airfares over the last year. But car rental prices have increased dramatically despite the weak economy. “It’s the one area of the t…

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Avis, Budget must offer rental car fee refunds (MalaysiaNews.net)

ST. LOUIS, MO–(Marketwire – 12/10/09) – Across the country, state and local government officials seeking new or increased revenue streams keep proposing car rental excise taxes

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U.S. Travel Association Honoree Andy Taylor Speaks Out Against Discriminatory Car Rental Excise Taxes (Marketwire via Yahoo! Finance)