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NYACS POSITIONS ON 2011 MOTOR FUEL RETAILING ISSUES         
That’s it.  No more tax or fee hikes impacting C-stores and their customers.
   Our members are still reeling from billions of dollars in tax and fee hikes inflicted by the last two state budgets that drained our resources and cost our customers more money in the midst of the worst economic downturn in decades. Enough.
   •  New York taxes on core convenience-store products (motor fuel, tobacco, beer) are already among the highest in the nation.
   •  These exorbitant taxes make New York retailers uncompetitive with those in neighboring states and on Indian reservations, driving away customers, jobs and tax revenue.
   •  License fees should reflect the state’s administrative costs, not prop up the General Fund.

Restore fairness in the taxation of motor fuel.
    New York’s convenience store industry continues to bleed billions of dollars in sales annually due to the well-documented cigarette and motor fuel tax evasion epidemic caused by the State’s insistence on increasing excise tax rates without closing off channels for routinely dodging those taxes. Mom-and-pop retailers need immediate relief from the ill effects of this pervasive problem. Curbing motor fuel tax evasion on Indian land is equally as important as halting cigarette tax evasion.

Give neighborhood convenience stores a lift, for a change.
   For far too long, our stores have suffered collateral damage from the State’s bad decisions on budgeting, regulation, and tax policy. Many have had to close, others have been deprived of the opportunity to grow and add jobs. It’s time for all that to change. NYACS recommends the following:
   •  Remove sales tax on portion of selling price represented by pass-through motor fuel tax receipts.
   •  Enable more retailers to offer discounts to motor fuel customers paying with cash.
   •  Rescue retailers from excessive credit card swipe fees and acceptance rules.
   •  Use DEC’s Petroleum Bulk Storage Advisory Council the way it was intended.

NYACS Opposes Legislation Prohibiting More Than One Price Change in 24-hr Period
The Rules on Cash Discount Pricing of Motor Fuel in New York State
"First Refusal" Bill Veto Message August 2011
Proposed DEC Vapor Recovery System Regulations 2010
DEC Part 230 Proposed Rule Changes Power Point Presentation
AG NYACS Letter 3-11
Case Marshall's Motor Fuel Issues Presentation at 2011 NYACS Trade Show

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