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"Illinois lawmakers will say they gave drivers a break, but the planned suspension of an increase in the gas tax is far outweighed by a plan to use $150 million in additional sales tax revenue from high gas prices to cover the state’s budget shortfall."
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“… a plan to use $150 million in additional sales tax revenue from high gas prices to cover the state’s budget shortfall.”? You mean JB’s excuse for not giving IL drivers a Break on the “sales tax revenue” because of his excuse that it goes to “roads and bridges” was a lie? :-/
The representatives doing something for the people ? Did I die and go to heaven or did I wake up in another state ?
oh the bit 1.8 cent INCREASE from the existing 48 cents, Indiana suspended the whole 36-cents-per-gallon! Guess that’s the difference of a fiscally responsible Republican state vs a currupt Democrat state.