Good Questions: Tax On Gas, Leftover Campaign Money & Baby Due Dates
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) -- Each Friday, Heather Brown answers some of our viewers' burning questions that we didn't have a chance to get to during the week. So, let's get started!
Leo from Crosslake: How much tax is on a gallon of gas?
According to the American Petroleum Institute, Minnesotans pay 47 cents per gallon – that's 1 cent less than the national average of 48 cents. Of that 47 cents, 18.4 cents is federal tax, 28.5 cents state tax and 0.1 cents is other taxes and fees.
After Senator Marco Rubio dropped out of the Presidential race, a few of you wanted to know the answer to this one: Where does the leftover campaign money go?
According to the Federal Election Commission, non-candidates have to follow the same federal elections rules as candidates. Often, the campaign money first goes to pay off any campaign debts. What's left over can be given to other candidates, political action committees or charities approved by the IRS. It cannot be spent on any personal use.
If the money was donated to the a candidate's presidential general election campaign during the primary season, that money must be refunded.
Char from Minnetonka asks: How many babies are born on their actual due date?
According to researcher Matt Chingos, who examined CDC vita statistics data, 3.5 percent of babies arrive on their due date. The most common date is 7 days early – 4.4 percent of babies arrive on that date.
