POUGHKEEPSIE – Effective June 1, Dutchess County will cut and cap sales tax collection on gasoline with a change to its sales tax calculation for retail motor fuel and diesel motor fuel purchases, providing the maximum benefit for consumers allowed under state law.
The amount of county sales tax collected on each gallon of retail motor fuel will be capped at $.08. Under the current sales tax methodology, consumers pay 3.75percent county sales tax on their total motor fuel purchase, in addition to a myriad of other state and federally imposed taxes and fees.
County Executive Marc Molinaro, together with Legislature Chairman Gregg Pulver, first proposed this cut and cap in March and the county legislature adopted it in April, numerous other counties followed Dutchess County’s lead in this effort to provide some relief to consumers.
The earliest date it could go into effective under state law is June 1, which is this coming Wednesday.
The original news story can be found here: https://www.dutchessny.gov/Departments/County-Executive/Molinaro-and-Pulver-Propose-Cut-and-Cap-of-County-Sales-Tax-on-Gasoline-Diesel-Fuel.htm
The State Department of Taxation and Finance did send out notice to retailers alerting them of the upcoming cut and cap with the notice found here: https://content.govdelivery.com/accounts/NYTAX/bulletins/3199a75
