JACKSON – A recent Millsaps poll rejecting the idea of increasing the gasoline tax might not mean Mississippians oppose a tax increase for road and bridge needs, one of the poll’s sponsors and a leading advocate for spending more on transportation both agree.

As a matter of fact, the Mississippi Economic Council cites four polls conducted between December 2015 and May 2017 showing majority support for “a plan that increased some taxes and fees to fund only fixing and improving our highways and bridges.” The last MEC poll, conducted by Mason Dixon, finds Mississippians would support increasing some fees and taxes by an overwhelming 65 percent to 29 percent margin.

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