Alton Advances Measure To Keep Grocery Tax

Fulton grocery tax in question

FULTON, Ill. – The City of Fulton has until Oct. 1 to decide whether or not to keep a 1% grocery tax.

Chicago might join 209 voting to tax groceries – Illinois Policy

When Gov. JB Pritzker signed the plan to end the state grocery tax, he said the tax unfairly burdens low-income Illinoisans. But he and state lawmakers left the final decision up to local leaders: Either cut spending or pass the cost on to residents. As of June 4, 209 Illinois municipalities opted for the tax.

Alton Advances Measure To Keep Grocery Tax

ALTON – A resolution to replace an expiring state grocery sales tax with a locally collected grocery tax is on its way to the Alton City Council. A resolution to create an ordinance imposing a 1% sales tax on groceries and grocery “services” was approved 5-2 at Monday’s Committee of the Whole meeting . Voting against the resolution were Ward 1 Alderman Chris Bohn and Ward 3 Alderman Michael Velloff. The State of Illinois has imposed a 1% sales t…

Alton Committee considers grocery tax

Illinois municipalities now have the ability to levy their own grocery tax with the elimination of the state’s grocery tax. Illinois eliminated a 1% grocery tax, effective next January 1st,