The Illinois Chamber of Commerce is standing behind an Illinois House proposal to boost funding for overdue road and bridge repairs.
In a rare move, Chamber President/CEO Todd Maisch (Mysh) says the business organization wants to see registration fees for electric vehicles tripled and boost the motor fuel tax from 19 cents a gallon to 44 cents.....
Chamber officials say Representative Andre Thapedi's proposed fuel tax increase will provide an additional 2 billion dollars a year for transportation needs. Meanwhile, Maisch says the legislation woudl eliminate what he calls a tax on a tax....
The current sales tax on fuel sits at 5 percent. The legislation calls for a hike on the fuel tax of 15 cents a gallon starting July 1st with the other 10 cents, replacing the sales tax,being phased in over five years.