MAINE WIRE (Maine Policy Institute) • April 26, 2021
The Transportation Climate Initiative is a regional cap-and-trade program that would force Mainers to pay more for gasoline and diesel fuel. TCI is nothing more than a roundabout way to tax carbon-based fuels. Due to the nature of Maine’s participation forcing higher gasoline and diesel fuel costs on Mainers, Governor Mills shouldn’t have the power to unilaterally enter Maine into the agreement; our participation should be subject to the deliberative scrutiny of our legislature. No Mainer should be subject to new taxes and fees without an affirmative vote of their Legislature. ~ Nick Murray