Massachusetts governor to decide fate of miles-traveled tax pilot

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By Keith Goble, Land Line state legislative editor

Pursuit of a per-mile road tax in Massachusetts may not get off the ground anytime soon.

The Democrat-led state Legislature has advanced a bill to Gov. Charlie Baker to finance road and bridge improvements. Included in the legislation, H4424, is a requirement for the Republican governor to apply for federal funding to test a driver tax based on miles traveled.

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Critics say the VMT tax involves unproven technology and raises privacy concerns, and it carries its own issues of fairness.