Once again, in the dead of night, Illinois Democrats rammed through a record-breaking $56 billion budget, the largest spending plan in state history. To support this spending, Democrats included approximately $800 million in new taxes and fees.
The new taxes include, but are not limited to, a social media tax, a cryptocurrency exchange tax, and a digital ad tax. They also directed at least $220 million toward pork projects benefiting Democrat districts while providing more than $400 million for programs serving ILLEGAL immigrants.
Meanwhile, the budget includes no meaningful property tax relief for Illinois homeowners, and local governments will see their LGDF funding frozen. Families struggling with inflation, rising utility bills, and some of the highest property taxes in the nation were once again pushed to the back of the line.
I cast a strong ‘NO’ vote. We need a government that lives within its means, prioritizes taxpayers, provides real tax relief, and conducts the people’s business in the light of day, not through backroom deals and 4:00 a.m. votes.