I could. I supported that in the last budget. More than a decade ago, we stopped increasing the gas tax with inflation and that was a mistake. We need to tie [the gas tax] back to inflation so that it keeps pace. But certainly a modest increase can make up for the inflation that's happened since we last increased. It just makes sense that folks who are driving more should pay a little bit more to maintain the roads. (08:16–08:20)
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