Lawmaker to propose gas tax increase
Posted December 30, 2008 10:00 pm
SPRINGFIELD -- State drivers would pay 8 cents more per gallon for gas under a plan by a southern Illinois lawmaker.
State Rep. John Bradley wants to use the money to pay for a road construction program. The Marion Democrat says he'll push the plan when the Legislature meets again in January.
His proposal would fund about $7 billion in road construction. The 8 cents would be a 42 percent increase over the current 19-cent state gas tax.
Plans for a statewide capital construction program have long been stalled in the Legislature as lawmakers squabbled over funding.
It's unclear if Bradley's plan will have much support, even with low gas prices.
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