Illinois lawmaker pursues summer sales tax holiday for fuel

Cybergal · Apr 17, 2008

Illinois lawmaker pursues summer sales tax holiday for fuel
4/17/08

If an Illinois state lawmaker gets his way, truckers and other drivers would get a four-month tax break at the fuel pump.

Rep. Bill Black, R-Danville, introduced a bill that would offer a sales tax holiday on motor fuels sold in the state between May 1, 2008, and Sept. 15, 2008. The state made a similar cut in 2000, but it lasted for six months.

Black and other Republicans were unsuccessful in an attempt two years ago to renew the tax holiday. Opposition from Gov. Rod Blagojevich, a Democrat, was cited for the bills demise. Hopeful that sentiment among the Democratic-led House and the governor has changed, Black has once again taken up the effort.

The latest effort in the state to help consumers cope with the cost of fuel would result in at least a 20-cent-per-gallon price break on diesel at todays price. Motorists would save about 17 cents per gallon on gas.
Consumers now pay a 6.25 percent sales tax on motor fuel pumped into their tanks; 5 percent goes to the state with the rest earmarked for local governments. The bill would temporarily eliminate the states portion of the tax. As a result, only 1.25 percent of the tax would be tacked onto fuel purchases.

Illinois is one of nine states to apply a general sales tax on fuel in addition to a per-gallon state tax.
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t2000isx · Apr 17, 2008

when they going to kick that governor out of office? Has he done anything that helps anyone???

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