A 21 cents per gallon increase in the statewide average wholesale price of gasoline over the past month means Hoosiers will pay slightly more in state taxes on their gasoline purchases in March.

The Indiana Department of Revenue announced Tuesday that the applied 7% sales tax on gasoline purchases will be 18.6 cents per gallon next month, up from 17.2 cents per gallon in February, an 8.1% increase.  It's the first monthly increase in Indiana's gasoline sales tax since December when the rate hit 23.3 cents per gallon.

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