COOK COUNTY, Ill. --The county's board of commissioners passed the Wheel Tax Elimination Ordinance Thursday. It permanently ends the county's vehicle registration fines and fees."Today, we take another step towards making Cook County one of the most equitable in the nation by eliminating a regressive tax that has been a burden on county residents." said Commissioner Kevin Morrison "It is our duty to be responsible fiscal stewards for our working families.
In addition, they estimate that the revenue lost from eliminating the tax will be partially offset by savings on administrative costs and new county revenues. In terms of impact to the County's overall budget, revenues from the wheel tax constitute less than half of a percent of the more than $8 billion budget, county officials said.
"The Cook County Wheel Tax is regressive and unnecessary. And it disproportionally impacts the Black and Brown residents of Cook County who can least afford to pay it," President Toni Preckwinkle said. "The resources we spend enforcing it outweigh its gains, and we're proud that we can give the taxpayers some of their hard-earned money back."
I don’t think registration is too expensive even tho i hate when they raise the prices
This is smoke and mirrors as there will be a higher tax replacing this one quietly passed.
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