{"id":1432328,"date":"2022-04-12T08:15:37","date_gmt":"2022-04-12T12:15:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1432328"},"modified":"2022-04-12T08:15:49","modified_gmt":"2022-04-12T12:15:49","slug":"illinois-democrats-force-gas-stations-to-advertise-their-delay-of-a-2-cent-gas-tax-increase","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/illinois-democrats-force-gas-stations-to-advertise-their-delay-of-a-2-cent-gas-tax-increase\/","title":{"rendered":"Illinois Democrats Force Gas Stations To Advertise Their Delay Of A 2-Cent Gas Tax Increase"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">30<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fillinois-democrats-force-gas-stations-to-advertise-their-delay-of-a-2-cent-gas-tax-increase%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1432328&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>A new law passed by Illinois Democrats over the weekend will compel private retailers to advertise lawmakers\u2019 temporary tax break. That break amounts to breadcrumbs for consumers forced to cope with record gas prices, amplified by gas taxes that are among the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.axios.com\/local\/chicago\/2022\/03\/22\/illinois-gas-taxes-among-highest-in-nation\">highest rates<\/a> in the nation.<\/p>\n<p>In the early hours Saturday morning, the state legislature passed a new budget that will require gas stations to post signs to celebrate Democrats\u2019 delay of a 2.2 cent increase of the gas tax scheduled for July. Residents already pay the fourth-highest gas taxes in the country at more than 40 cents per gallon, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.taxadmin.org\/assets\/docs\/Research\/Rates\/mf.pdf?utm_source=newsletter&#038;utm_medium=email&#038;utm_campaign=sendto_localnewslettertest&#038;stream=top#_ga=2.196277356.1351010213.1649707066-amp-bg1PpV6uKC0kRp5A9REWgQ\">according<\/a> to federal data. <\/p>\n<p>Under the Democrats\u2019 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ilga.gov\/legislation\/billstatus.asp?DocNum=157&#038;GAID=16&#038;GA=102&#038;DocTypeID=SB&#038;LegID=129172&#038;SessionID=110\">new plan <\/a>headed to the governor\u2019s desk, the advertisements must read, \u201cAs of July 1, 2022, the State of Illinois has suspended the inflation adjustment to the motor fuel tax through December 31, 2022. The price on this pump should reflect the suspension of the tax increase.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Grocery stores must also publish a note on receipts that the state suspended a 1 percent tax on groceries for a year. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cFrom July 1, 2022 through July 1, 2023, the State of Illinois sales tax on groceries is 0%,\u201d reads the mandatory text. <\/p>\n<p>If doing so is not feasible, retailers are required to post a sign at least 4 by 8 inches \u201cthat is clearly visible to customers.\u201d Failure to comply within 14 days of the law\u2019s passage will result in $500 daily fines, or, $65,500 through election day.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen people hear the whole story, I think they\u2019re going to be mocked, specifically on the gas tax,\u201d Republican State Rep. Mark Batinick told The Federalist. <\/p>\n<p>Some have already mocked the proposal online, comparing the 2.2 cent tax suspension to the \u201cI did that\u201d stickers of President Joe Biden that have <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/us\/stickers-blast-biden-gas-pumps\">popped up<\/a> on gas pumps across the country. The stickers, blaming the White House for <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2021\/11\/11\/joe-biden-could-bring-down-gas-prices-tomorrow-hes-choosing-not-to\/\">rising prices since inauguration<\/a>, sell for packs of 100 for less than $5 on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/100Pcs-Biden-Stickers-Sticker-Funny-Sticker\/dp\/B09FYVCSMM\/ref=sr_1_2?crid=4NPNWUUXPX7B&#038;keywords=I+did+that&#038;qid=1649708938&#038;sprefix=i+did+tha%2Caps%2C190&#038;sr=8-2\">Amazon<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ScotBertram\/status\/1513149119061184520?s=20&#038;t=D0AnSYl5oZS69vdbo8H2LA\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Bertram-Tweet.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-270497\" width=\"496\" height=\"624\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Bertram-Tweet.png 607w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Bertram-Tweet-239x300-1.png 239w\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>While other states move to <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2022\/03\/22\/georgia-and-maryland-temporarily-suspend-gas-tax-to-ease-drivers-burden-at-pump\/\">suspend gas taxes entirely<\/a> however, Illinois\u2019 delay of a scheduled summer tax increase is unlikely to lift a heavy burden on residents.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s like 50-60 cents cheaper in the states around us and they want to advertise that it could have been 52.2 cents,\u201d Batinick said. \u201cI\u2019m amazed that they want to pat themselves on the back for a 2.2 cents stoppage of a tax increase.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The annual tax adjustment for inflation was scheduled when Democrat Gov. J.B. Pritzker doubled the Illinois gas tax in 2019 from 19 cents per gallon to 38 cents. No stickers were required at the time informing residents of the tax hike. <\/p>\n<p>The Illinois Fuel and Retail Association threatened legal action over the new law last week ahead of the legislature\u2019s weekend vote.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis industry won\u2019t be forced into offering free election year advertising for the Governor,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.illinoispolicy.org\/house-bill-would-force-gas-station-owners-to-display-pritzker-propaganda\/\">said<\/a> the trade group\u2019s Josh Sharp. \u201cOrdering businesses to take part in speech that is compelled by the government under the threat of fines and criminal penalties is unwise and unconstitutional.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Illinois Fuel and Retail Association did not respond to The Federalist\u2019s request for further comment.<\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\" \/>\n<p>\n  Tristan Justice is the western correspondent for The Federalist. He has also written for The Washington Examiner and The Daily Signal. His work has also been featured in Real Clear Politics and Fox News. Tristan graduated from George Washington University where he majored in political science and minored in journalism. Follow him on Twitter at @JusticeTristan or contact him at Tristan@thefederalist.com.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A new law passed by Illinois Democrats over the weekend will compel private retailers to advertise lawmakers\u2019 temporary tax break. 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