Data released by the Tax Foundation, a nonpartisan, nonprofit tax policy organization, has revealed the states with the highest total gas tax, as well as which states have seen the largest increases since last year.

California was the state with the highest gas tax at 70.9 cents per gallon (cpg), followed by Illinois and Washington, with taxes of 66.4 cpg and 59 cpg, respectively.

A number of states have increased their gas taxes this year, with eight states upping costs as of July 1 .

Newsweek has contacted the California Governor Gavin Newsom 's office via email for comment.

Why It Matters

While gas prices have been dropping , allowing many across the country to enjoy much more preferable costs when filling their car with fuel, gas taxes have seen considerable hikes in some s

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