Tag: illinois
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In Other News: Illinois
John Deere Laying Off Workers, Moving Production to Mexico
FOX 32 reported the news that 610 workers will lose their jobs at plants in Iowa and Illinois due to slower demand. Earlier this month Deere announced that some of its current production in Iowa will move to Mexico.
I bet if Pritzker gave them $827 million in tax incentives like he did Rivian or even $537 million like CCP-controlled Gotion got,
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In Illinois, You Are Taxed On A Tax – Gas Tax
There are lots of news stories about Illinois’ gas tax going up on July 1st to 47 cents a gallon from its current tax of 45.4 cents per gallon. The tax that is increasing is the Illinois Part A tax. Part B tax changes at the first of the year and is calculated by multiplying the average cost of gas per gallon in Illinois in the previous year by 6.25%. The federal tax has been unchanged for decades and is 18.4 cents per gallon.
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Are You Ready For a Property Tax Revolt?
I have to admit that I find it a bit amusing to hear all the bellyaching from some people in Cook County that are opening up their property tax bills and facing sticker shock. There’s one easy solution, but No One in Springfield cares enough to do anything about it.
