Illinois received about $654 million in motor fuel tax revenue from April through July, below anticipated levels, because the pandemic and associated social distancing measures led residents to drive less, the state’s Commission on Government Forecasting and Accountability said.
- That is only about 55% higher than the year-earlier period, and the increase trailed expectations as Illinois doubled the motor fuel tax from 19 cents to 38 cents a gallon in July 2019
- From April through July of 2019 the state pulled in about $422 million in motor fuel tax revenue, the commission said in a report emailed Thursday
- “The growth ...
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