“While reducing or eliminating rental car taxes would be the ideal solution, if that’s not achievable, lawmakers should reform rental car taxes to focus on the use and service at issue.” 
R Street Institute: “3 Paths Forward for Rental Car Taxes”

“Thankfully, there’s a straightforward policy solution to the problem of uneven or ambiguous airport access rules and fees: Airport authorities can work to balance the competing interests of new and traditional companies by adopting an open posture toward new types of rental firms and ensuring that the fees and rules for each firm seeking to access airport property are consistent and equitable.” 
R Street Institute: “Better Managed Airport Car Rental Access Could Ease Holiday Travel”

“The goal should be to adopt an open posture for new market entrants, while at the same time requiring that all transportation companies who seek to access airport property and serve travelers are subject to the same transparent rules and fees.”
R Street Institute: “R Sheet on Airport Rental Car Access”

“A taxation system that is based on the service at issue rather than other factors will help ensure mode neutrality for transportation and an equal playing field in the marketplace.” 
R Street Institute: “R Sheet on Rental Car Taxes”

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