Help REPEAL Gov. Pritzker's Automatic Gas Tax Hike!

Illinois has the highest combined state and local taxes in the nation according to WalletHub. A significant portion of this burden is the 39.2 cents per gallon gasoline tax, second-highest of its kind in the nation.

In 2019, the gas tax was doubled from 19 cents to 38 cents per gallon. The General Assembly also put a mechanism into motion to automatically increase the gas tax every year.

After an election year pause, the Illinois General Assembly is set to raise gas taxes again on New Year’s Day. The state is set to increase the fuel tax on January 1, 2023 by 3.1 cents a gallon, for a total of 42.3 cents per gallon.

Illinois will raise the gas tax for the second time in 6 months on July 1, 2023. If inflation estimates hold, these two automatic hikes will result in an additional 6 cents of gasoline tax increases. A net 138% increase in gasoline taxes for Illinois motorists since 2019.

Also, taxpayers should know Illinois is one of only a few states which also imposes an additional sales tax of 6.25% on all gasoline sales. This double whammy of taxes is especially troubling when gas prices rise due to inflation or market conditions.

Enough is enough. Illinois motorists need real relief from more tax hikes at the pump.

I urge you to repeal the January 1st automatic gas tax increase by supporting HB 5829.