(WBBM NEWSRADIO) - Taxpayers will benefit from the new election-year budget that Illinois Democratic legislators have agreed upon.
Governor Pritzker called it a responsible, compassionate budget. Under the plan, if you make less than $200,000 a year individually you’ll be getting a $50 check from the state of Illinois and $100 per child. It’s part of a nearly $2 billion tax relief package.
The plan freezes for six months the state’s gasoline tax at 39 cents a gallon. It was supposed to rise with inflation starting July 1.
There will also be a break at the grocery store. The budget plan eliminates the state’s 1% grocery store tax for a year.
There would also be property tax rebates. Even after that, the budget plan puts a billion dollars in the state’s rainy-day fund.
The Illinois Senate’s top Republican leader Dan McConchie called the budget plan a disingenuous gimmick.
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