Once every two years, the Rhode Island Division of Taxation is required by statute to determine whether inflation has been sufficient to increase the gasoline tax. This time around, the Division
found sufficient inflation to result in an increase in the gasoline tax as of Monday, July 1, 2019.
Therefore, based on statutory formula, the gasoline tax will be 34 cents per gallon effective Monday, July 1, 2019, compared with 33 cents per gallon today, an increase of one cent. To learn more, click here.
