Illinois House Republicans say it’s time to do something about rising consumer prices.
The GOP has proposed relief measures such as suspending the sales tax on gas when inflation hits a certain level. But representative Patrick Windhorst of Metropolis says, unfortunately, those bills haven’t gotten anywhere.
Windhorst said, “My colleagues and I have all sponsored legislation that would freeze, suspend, or outright reduce property taxes, various sales taxes, income tax, and these fuel taxes over the course of this general assembly. The lack of action by the Democratic majority on this issue of inflation and high gas prices is inexcusable.”
Governor JB Pritzker has also offered some ideas such as removing the one percent sales tax on groceries for one year, but Republicans say they don’t go far enough to provide real relief.
