The Illinois legislator is pushing his state to implement the proposed road mileage tax despite similar tax proposals that have faced important opposition in recent years.
Democratic Illinois State Officer Ram Villivalam introduced some of it law In early March, the Road Rental Act will be created, which will study the effectiveness of road royalties for one mile-driven residents. Some have warned that similar tax proposals are potentially possible impose It costs unnecessary costs to American taxpayers, and even leads to personal privacy violations.
“This all comes from people using electric vehicles in Illinois. That means you don’t have to pay the second highest gas tax in the country in Illinois.” “What this proposal does is establish a pilot program that explores driver taxes on a miles-by-mile basis, regardless of what type of car. So people report mileage each year, some people even have a device in their car, track the distance they drive instead of reporting it. We pay the second highest gas tax in the country, so the idea that we need to give more money is just greedy.”
In 2019, Illinois legislators introduced a mile tax suggestion Similar to Villivalam’s recently introduced bill, the tax proposal is I pulled it Consideration after a few days after introduction due to intense opposition. The same year, Democratic Illinois Governor JB Pretzker It’s doubled His state’s gas tax is the previous rate per gallon per 19 cent. Illinois drivers currently pay one of the best gas taxes in the nation – second to California – 67.1 cents per gallon, According to In a January report from Nerdwallet. (Related: Illinois legislators want to call individuals who influence the justice of criminals, not “criminals.”)
Many criticize the idea of Vehicle Miles’s Moved (VMT) tax, claiming that it could constitute, not only imposing unfair costs on taxpayers. Intrusion Privacy. Several advocacy groups have previously opposed the VMT tax, including the American Civil Liberties Union. Discussed The use of mileage tracking devices will raise “serious privacy concerns.”
“There are some issues that come with them [per-mileage road taxes],” Stephen Srivinsky, a senior fellow at the Kato Institute, told DCNF. “In many cases, if these are proposed, they are proposed as add-ons to the existing taxes being collected, fuel tax, which is not a good proposal. And the second part of that is, what do you do when you get the money? And of course, you can ask the same question when the government is collecting existing fuel tax. In many cases, they’re not doing a really good job of spending money.”
“In cases like Illinois, there is one of the highest per gallon fuel taxes in the country, but to the state legislature, or more specifically, Illinois taxpayers, “Are you actually spending this money efficiently?” added Slivinski.
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High tolls are a concern for Illinois drivers, as the state had the seventh highest average passenger car fare at $0.65 per mile on non-intervention toll roads nationwide. According to In research on Lendingtree, published in May 2024.
“It definitely had public disapproval. [a per-mile road tax] In the past, taxes and gas taxes have been even higher than in 2019, so it’s only a matter of time before people can see if they’re going to speak up again,” Sharkey told DCNF.
Supporters of similar VMT tax proposals have I insisted Taxes can help deal with losses in tax revenue as more drivers choose between a more fuel-efficient car or an electric vehicle.
“There are a few questions now, whether this is this or not. [tax proposal] Exchange gas tax, [Illinois’ gas tax]Sharkey told DCNF. “At one of the hearings, they said this in the short term. [tax proposal] They don’t raise enough funds to exchange gas taxes. This means you will have to pay for one or the other for at least some time. They say it will bring in more revenue in the long run, but once again, the Illinois are already paying the second highest gas tax in the country, so they seem to be making more revenue as is. It’s hard to believe Illinois lacks money on roads. ”
While on the 2018 campaign trail, Pritzker He signaled that he was open to ideas within VMT tax Interview With the daily Herald.
“If you’re on a road where you should pay a fair distribution on the road like others are paying, and you’re traveling that road, it’s fair,” Pretzker said. I said Herald in 2018.
Pritzker’s office has since rejected the claim that the governor has plans to implement a driving tax on Pritzker S.Pokesperson Alex Gough I’ll say it Capitol News Illinois January 2023 The governor said, “I have never proposed a vehicle mileage tax and I am not going to do so now.”
Some Illinois residents have already begun by some of the ABC7 Chicago, informing them they are already opposed to the tax proposal. It has been reported Thursday.
“It feels like an attack where we have to keep paying for this and it,” Illinois driver Sandy Diaz told ABC7 Chicago.
Villivalam’s office did not respond to requests for comment from DCNF.
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