Trump waives rules on red-dyed diesel, but local tax and other concerns remain

Trump waives rules on red-dyed diesel, but local tax and other concerns remain Trump waives rules on red-dyed diesel, but local tax and other concerns remain An increase in farm fuel theft could be an unintended consequence of Trump’s executive order, says one Mississippi farmer The Trump administration will allow tax-exempt, red-dyed diesel fuel for highway use. Experts say the plan isn’t without flaws. , iStockphoto President Trump earlier this week opened up a pathway for the widespread highway use of a tax-exempt “red-dyed” diesel that farmers use for their equipment in the fields. Yet concerns about the temporary action already have begun to surface.

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