Diesel tax breaks make limited impact as prices remain high

By: Jeff Beach

Outlets: North Dakota Monitor

Published: November 6, 2026

Words: 1,261

Last Updated: 3 days, 5 hours ago


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Moves to provide help for farmers, truckers and others hit by high diesel fuel prices are having a limited effect in North Dakota.

For some farmers, loosening up restrictions on the use of lower-taxed diesel came too late and was complicated by farming in two states following different sets of rules.

North Dakota on Sept. 29 announced it would allow expanded use of a lower-taxed diesel. The cheaper diesel, …

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