GOP senator criticizes Pritzker's grocery tax plan as having no benefit for taxpayers

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GOP senator criticizes Pritzker's grocery tax plan as having no benefit for taxpayers

Republicans argue that their plan to eliminate Illinois’ 1% grocery tax deserves consideration as the ongoing dispute over how to tackle this issue persists. In 2022, the legislature took action to tackle high inflation by completely eliminating the 1% grocery tax for a period of 12 months. Now, Governor J.B. Pritzker aims to permanently abolish this tax, but local governments are concerned about the potential impact of losing $375 million in re…