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JB PRITZKER'S TAX AND FEE RECORD, 2019–2026

2019
1. Doubled the gas tax from 19¢ to 38¢ and set it to go up automatically every year
2. Raised the diesel tax 5¢ a gallon
3. Let Cook County towns add up to 3¢ more in gas tax
4. Raised car registration from $101 to $151
5. Raised EV registration from $34 every two years to $251 a year
6. Raised truck registration $50 to $100
7. Raised title fees from $95 to $150, and $250 for mobile homes
8. Raised the salvage title fee from $4 to $20
9. Raised trailer plates from $18 to $118
10. Raised the cigarette tax $1 a pack
11. New 15% tax on vapes
12. New 6% to 9% tax on parking
13. Raised the video gaming tax from 30% to 34%
14. New 15% tax on sports betting
15. New sales tax on online purchases from out-of-state sellers
16. Started charging sales tax on the value of car trade-ins over $10,000
17. New tax on Medicaid insurance companies
18. New taxes on cannabis

2020
19. Gas tax went up to 38.7¢

2021
20. Gas tax went up to 39.2¢
21. Limited how much businesses can write off for losses, so they pay tax even in years they lose money
22. Decoupled from federal depreciation for businesses
23. Raised taxes on foreign dividends
24. Brought back the franchise tax he'd promised to repeal

2023
25. Gas tax went up to 42.3¢
26. Gas tax went up to 45.4¢, the second hike in six months
27. Raised the title fee again, to $165
28. Raised the fee for your driving record from $12 to $20

2024
29. Gas tax went up to 47¢
30. Extended the limit on business loss write-offs
31. Raised the sports betting tax to as high as 40%
32. Cut the credit stores get for collecting sales tax for the state
33. Raised the video gaming tax to 35%
34. New hotel tax on room resellers
35. Expanded the tax on health insurers
36. Let your town add its own grocery tax without asking voters
37. Let towns raise sales taxes up to 1% without asking voters

2025
38. Gas tax went up to 48.3¢
39. Raised the tobacco tax from 36% to 45%, and added nicotine pouches
40. New 25¢ to 50¢ tax on every online sports bet
41. Raised the phone and telecom tax from 7% to 8.65%
42. New hotel tax on Airbnb and Vrbo
43. Started taxing companies on sales made by their affiliates with no presence in Illinois
44. Started taxing half of companies' overseas earnings
45. Took away write-offs for payments businesses make to their own overseas affiliates
46. Cut the property tax relief grant for schools
47. Decoupled from federal tax breaks for manufacturers
48. Signed the law authorizing a sales tax hike in Cook and the collar counties
49. Signed the law authorizing the biggest toll hike in state history: 45¢ more per toll, 30% more for trucks, with automatic increases every two years after that

2026
50. Extended the limit on business loss write-offs again
51. New fee on social media companies of up to 50¢ per user per month
52. New tax on crypto transactions
53. New tax on gains from small business stock
54. New 15% tax on fantasy sports
55. New 10% tax on digital ads

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