D.C. taxi gas surcharge: Charge now applies to interstate trips

In a reversal of original policy, the new $1 gas surcharge added to taxi fares within Washington D.C. will now also be attached to rides that travel into Maryland and Virginia.

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Mayor Vincent Gray's original executive order limited the surcharge to rides taken completely within the District's borders.

Gray introduced the surcharge on Saturday as a way for taxi drivers to offset rising fuel prices.

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