Illinois House Republicans slammed proposals from progressive interest groups that would raise taxes by $6 billion on Illinois working families and businesses.
At a Capitol news conference Thursday, Deputy Republican Leader Norine Hammond (R-Macomb) called the $6 billion in proposed tax hikes “outrageous and unacceptable.”
This week, progressive Democrats ramped up their campaign for a graduated income tax hike, despite Illinois voters soundly rejecting a constitutional amendment for a progressive income tax in 2020. And the Illinois Revenue Alliance presented a list of tax hikes that would raise taxes by $6 billion.
“These progressive special interests that are part of the Illinois Revenue Alliance, aka the ‘Tax-and-Spend Alliance,’ are proposing $6 billion in new taxes on hardworking Illinois families and businesses,” said Rep. Hammond. “$6 billion in new taxes! All to pay for taxpayer-funded healthcare benefits for illegal immigrants, more pork projects for Democrats, and a wish list of wasteful spending programs. These tax hikes would further damage our economy and drive up the cost of living for Illinois families.”
Hammond, who serves as the Chief Budgeteer for the House Republican Caucus, called out what she considers to be the most egregious tax hike proposal: raising the Estate Tax by cutting the exemption in half (from $4 million to $2 million).
“Our family farmers are struggling enough already,” Rep. Hammond said. “They shouldn’t have to sell the family farm just to pay this unfair tax. We should be encouraging and supporting our family farmers, not taxing them to death.”
