Hey, Look - a Tax Increase

Porkulous strikes again!

• On July 1 the state tax will hit almost 50 cents a gallon. Lawmakers made automatic annual hikes.

  Illinois drivers will see another gas tax increase July 1.

  The state tax will rise to 49.6 cents per gallon because of the automatic annual inflation increase built into the 2019 “Rebuild Illinois” infrastructure program signed by Gov. J.B. Pritzker.

How does this keep happening?

• When Pritzker doubled the state gas tax from 19 cents to 38 cents in 2019, lawmakers also ensured Illinoisans would face automatic inflation-linked increases every year without another recorded vote.

Ah yes....the "automatic" increases so no politician has to answer for it.

A handy chart in case you were interested:

 

But if you're a trust fund billionaire who rides around in a taxpayer funded and fueled automobile, this doesn't affect you at all.