From the Illinois Policy Institute…
Over the past week, there has been a lot of news coverage of the line item vetos Gov. Quinn made before signing the budget. Many have mischaracterized this budget as one that is austere.
As we’ve said before that is not the case and these additional “cuts” the governor made don’t change that assessment.
The cuts are minimal at best. The actual cuts equate to only $8 per person and still are not enough to allow for the scheduled sunset of the tax hikes.
To learn more, check out the latest in our portfolio of budget work.
Amanda Griffin-Johnson
Senior Tax and Budget Policy Analyst
Illinois Policy Institute
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