Regardless of where you live in the Boston area, you are going to be paying more across the board.

Last Novmber, the MBTA raised its daily parking rates by $2.00 as folks from Milton who park in North Quincy found out.

Now Massport has quietly raised its parking rate by $1.00. However, Govenor Patrick requested that be rescinded due to failure to get public input. Meanwhile, the govenor is looking to raise the Massport rates by $2.00. This is a “carbon fee.”

If it all sounds very confusing, it is only because it is. You can read more here.

And then there is the gas tax. Yesterday, several business groups came out in support of a 25-cent gas tax. They were: Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce, the Massachusetts Taxpayers Foundation, the Massachusetts Business Roundtable, A Better City, and NAIOP Massachusetts, a commercial real estate development association.

This is higher than the 19-cent tax the governor has proposed.  The tax increase will be used to improve roads, bridges, and transportation infrastructure. The Boston Globe coverage can be found here.