Chicago (AP) — The sales tax on groceries in Illinois will be suspended for a year starting Friday.
The state’s tax relief program was part of the state budget signed by Gov. J.B. Pritzker in April. It will also postpone a gas tax increase until January, and cut school supply taxes from 6.25% to 1.25% from Aug. 5 to 14.
The measures were part of a $1.8 billion state tax-break deal.
GOP leaders derided the measures as a campaign tool for Pritzker and other Democrats in an election year.
