Session Brief 2011

Illinois taxes are out of control. As a citizen or business owner in Illinois are you feeling “taxed to the maxed”? Illinois House Republicans share your concern and want to work with you to change the direction Illinois is headed. As you know, Illinois Democrats during the final hours of the lame duck session of the 96th General Assembly voted to increase the state income tax by 66% and the corporate tax by 46%. All Republicans in both the House and Senate opposed the increases. So, how can we begin to implement change? If you agree that the tax increase imposed by democrats are too onerous and will drive families and businesses out of Illinois, start by signing our Tax Repeal Petition which we will present to the General Assembly and the Governor. Tax Repeal Petition

Illinois’ budget problems will not be solved by raising taxes, or by excessive borrowing. To stop the bleeding and begin the recovery process, we must enact meaningful fiscal reforms to control spending, increase transparency and accountability, and change the way the budget is crafted. Our top priority must be to get people back to work. If we ever hope to solve our state budget crisis, we need to work with employers to create jobs which ultimately will result in more tax revenue for the state. Click here to continue to share your ideas.