Some Republican lawmakers want to ease the pain at the pump for Illinoisans. The gas tax in Illinois is just over 45 cents per gallon. State Representative Dan Caulkins is proposing freezing the gas tax for 2 years, which is scheduled to go up in July.
In 2022, Governor J.B. Pritzker’s plan for pausing a scheduled increase in the gas tax faced opposition, including engineering companies that design road and bridge projects. Officials with the American Council of Engineering Companies for Illinois said pausing the automatic increase could have long-term consequences that could endanger funding for future transportation projects.
Story from Illinois Radio Network
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