Illinois Policy Institute: State Record-High Budget Cost Residents, Businesses Over $800 Million in New Taxes
June 02, 2026
June 02, 2026
CHICAGO, Illinois, June 2 (TNSrep) -- The Illinois Policy Institute issued the following news release on June 1, 2026:
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Illinois' record-high budget cost residents, businesses over $800 million in new taxes
The states' $55.9 billion budget also raises lawmaker pay and temporarily suspends the state's upcoming gas tax increase
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Springfield, Ill. -- Today, Illinois lawmakers passed a record-high $55.9 billion spe . . .
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Illinois' record-high budget cost residents, businesses over $800 million in new taxes
The states' $55.9 billion budget also raises lawmaker pay and temporarily suspends the state's upcoming gas tax increase
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Springfield, Ill. -- Today, Illinois lawmakers passed a record-high $55.9 billion spe . . .