SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - The state of Illinois is more than $181 million behind in distributing monthly motor fuel tax revenue amid the ongoing state budget impasse. A look at the numbers:
The total amount the state of Illinois has collected but not paid to local governments as of Oct. 27:
- Municipalities: $89.16 million
- Counties: $63.57 million
- Townships and road districts: $28.85 million
- Total: $181.58 million
Source: Illinois comptroller’s office
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Illinois motor fuel tax:
- Gasoline and gasohol: 20.1 cents per gallon
- Diesel: 22.6 cents per gallon
Shared for local governments:
- Municipalities: 49.1 percent
- Counties with population of 1 million or more: 16.74 percent
- Other counties: 18.27 percent
- Townships: 15.89 percent
Source: Illinois Department of Transportation
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Source: The (Springfield) State Journal-Register, (https://bit.ly/1WrihG0 ).
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Information from: The State Journal-Register, https://www.sj-r.com
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