Illinois to Pause Gas Tax Hike, Redirect $150M Sales Tax Windfall

• Illinois lawmakers plan to pause the automatic gas tax increase for six months.
• The suspension is largely offset by using about $150 million in extra sales tax revenue from high gas prices to cover the state budget gap.
• Illinois is one of only five states that charges a general sales tax on gas, and officials are again directing those funds to the budget instead of transportation.
• The average gas tax burden in Illinois is among the highest in the U.S., second only to California.

Source: illinoispolicy.org

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