The fee will fund renovations to Upstate New York transit. However, the legislation does not address last year's FAA reauthorization, which includes an amendment that ensures taxes imposed at airports be levied only for airport purposes.
ACRA: What Is the Future of Rental Car Taxes?
Bill Plamondon, president of the American Car Rental Association explains how the FAA bill’s car rental excise tax amendment does not put an end to all discriminatory taxes and how results of a pending government study could bring new challenges.