THE PRICE AT THE PUMP AS WELL AS YOUR LICENSE PLATE AND DRIVERS’ LICENSE FEES WOULD GO UP UNDER A PLAN TO RAISE MONEY FOR ILLINOIS’ TRANSPORTATION NEEDS. THE CURRENT GAS TAX, SET IN 1990, IS 19 CENTS A GALLON. UNDER THIS PROPOSAL, IT WOULD INCREASE TO 44 CENTS A GALLON IN JULY AND THEN BE TIED TO INFLATION. REPRESENTATIVE DON DEWITTE OF WEST DUNDEE SAYS THAT’S REASONABLE.
THE PLAN ALSO DOUBLES DRIVER’S LICENSE FEES AND RAISES VEHICLE REGISTRATION FEES BY 50 DOLLARS. TRUCKS WOULD PAY $100 MORE. SUPPORTERS SAYS THIS IS THE BEST WAY TO GENERATE MONEY FOR ROAD AND BRIDGE REPAIRS.