Illinois State Director Noah Finley recently penned an opinion piece that ran in the Center Square warning that Main Street businesses and customers would bear brunt of a tax on services.

You can read the FULL op-ed here: https://www.thecentersquare.com/opinion/article_2fc2781e-3a93-4e27-ab4b-86f2c4a05a5e.html

“Even as lawmakers reconvene in Springfield for the fall veto session, special interest groups continue to press for higher taxes on everyday services – such as haircuts, tax filings, and vehicle repairs – to fund their pet programs.

Last week, a memo circulating around the capitol included a potential $2.7 billion statewide service tax, euphemistically dubbed as “Sales Tax Modernization.”

This proposed tax on services would disproportionately hit Main Street businesses and their customers.

It would apply to everyday services that working families and seniors depend upon, such as home repairs, haircuts, pet care, accounting, tax services, landscaping, and vehicle repairs.”