An energy-saving fee is barred
Buddy, can you spare a dime? Apparently not when it is added to the already steep price of gasoline. Ruling on a suit to prevent Jimmy Carter from imposing a 10¢ per gal. conservation fee on gasoline, U.S. District Judge Aubrey Robinson Jr. concluded that the President had exceeded his authority. If the decision is not overturned on appeal, Carter's already battered energy program will suffer further damage. In addition, the loss of $10.3 billion in anticipated revenues from the fee will tip the precariously balanced fiscal 1981 budget into the red.
When Carter announced the impost in...
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