Wasting money?
Actually, a portion of the unrefunded gas tax goes to the Fish and Game Dept. so it's not a total waste. Around 2004, the refund form was modified to allow you to designate all or some of your refund to the Navigation Safety Fund (Marine Patrol) or to milfoil control funds. At the time it was determined that if you do this, that is a tax deductible donation to the State of NH. If you don't ask for the refund, can you consider that a donation? Above my pay grade.
Others would suggest that when you give money to the state by not requesting the refund, you've turned the job of wasting money over to the professionals.
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