Illinois Republicans Help Pass Democratic Budget Plan with Big Tax Increase
Republican legislators have indicated that they will support the Democratic plan — and a whopping $5 billion tax increase to pay for it.
There’s still a long path to a resolution. Democrats must drum up support not only for the spending plan, but also for a politically unpopular revenue measure. There’s also a need for a measure to pay the state’s $14.7 billion backlog of unpaid bills.
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