A new proposal to fund Illinois’ mass transit with new taxes has been met with some skepticism, including from the state’s governor.
Democrats in the Illinois House had previously put forward a proposal to include a delivery tax on items from companies like Amazon, but a new proposal put out during this week’s veto session in Springfield lays out several more tax ideas.
The transit bill proposal includes a $5 surcharge on large-event tickets, along with a 7% entertainment that will put new levies on entertainment services like Hulu and Netflix. The bill also included an expansion of ticket-issuing speed cameras in the suburbs.
A plan for a 4.95% tax on billionaires’ unrealized assets also was included in the plan, and all the new levies drew some skepticism from Republicans, but also Il

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