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Did you notice an increase at the pump? It wasn’t the holiday driving causing it but the petroleum gross receipts tax, which is a percentage of the wholesale price of gasoline and is charged to companies distributing petroleum products in Connecticut, increases from 7 percent to 8.1 percent. Also, the state’s diesel tax increases by 3.5 cents per gallon.
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