“Democrats never miss an opportunity to take more of your money,” said McLaughlin. “This budget raises taxes on the things people use every day— gasoline, phones, internet, and even short weekend trips. It’s a classic Illinois move: grow government, grow spending, and hand taxpayers the bill.”
Tax increases taking effect July 1 include:
- Annual Motor Fuel Tax Increase: For gasoline, the tax is increasing to $0.483 per gallon, an increase of 2.77%; For diesel fuel, the tax is increasing to $0.558 per gallon, an increase of 2.39%
- Sports Betting Tax Hike: 25 cents per wager for the first $20 million in bets a sportsbook takes in—then 50 cents per bet after that.
- Major Increases on Nicotine Products: E-cigarette taxes triple (15% to 45%), moist snuff is now taxed at 45% of wholesale, and new taxes hit nicotine pouches, lozenges, and gum.
- Short-Term Rental Tax Expansion: Airbnb and Vrbo stays will now be taxed like hotel rooms.
- Telecom Tax Increase: Phone and internet services taxed at 8.65%, up from 7%.
McLaughlin referenced the increases to the Motor Fuel Tax as a point of major concern: “The idea that we can raise diesel prices and it’s not going to have an impact on families and consumers is ridiculous. It’s going to cause more inflation and higher prices for everyone across the board and it’s incredibly anti-business,” said McLaughlin.
For more information about Representative McLaughlin, visit RepMcLaughlin.com
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Illinois raises taxes to fix roads, fund 9-8-8, and stop letting nicotine and Airbnb skate.
McLaughlin & Barrington Hills Observer: “It’s a direct hit on families!”
No—it’s a direct hit on freeloading.
You use the roads. You stream on Wi-Fi. You rent the Airbnb. You pay the bill.
This isn’t theft. It’s grown-up budgeting. 🧾🛠️📶
Cry harder, pothole politics.
Except they aren’t using the money to fix roads, they’re using the extra money to pay for illegals housing and medical. Pritzker just took $137million from the road repair fund to cover medical and housing for illegals, that is not grown up budgeting, that is theft of taxpayer funds.
Pritzker and Democrats in general are bad for IL, if they’re not driving people to leave the state, they’re putting middle class families into the poor house. Anyone that votes for these people have to be insane or illegal.