After Raising Taxes by $1.1 Billion, Gov. Pritzker Gives Cities Power to Tax Groceries Without Voter Approval
August 06, 2024
August 06, 2024
WASHINGTON, Aug. 6 [Category: Political] -- Americans for Tax Reform issued the following news:
Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker has signed a law that will eliminate the state grocery tax by 2026. The catch: local governments will gain the ability to pass their own 1% grocery tax, without any requirement for voters to approve those new taxes, likely resulting in a net zero cut for most taxpayers.
Pritzker has said that repealing the grocery tax is "one more importa . . .
Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker has signed a law that will eliminate the state grocery tax by 2026. The catch: local governments will gain the ability to pass their own 1% grocery tax, without any requirement for voters to approve those new taxes, likely resulting in a net zero cut for most taxpayers.
Pritzker has said that repealing the grocery tax is "one more importa . . .