The next increase is set to go into effect on July 1, but the Department of Revenue has not yet announced what that increase will be. Under provisions of a law passed by the General Assembly, the gas tax rate is tied to the Consumer Price Index, which measures inflation.
A largely unasked question is becoming glaring: Is Illinois doing all it should to use artificial intelligence to make government cost less and work better? So far, the evidence says no.
The gas tax is too high. Plus the money need to go to roads as intended, not the general fund as JB is doing