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Differences of Opinion on Tax Increase
The state budget director is at odds with the governor of an income tax increase, and that puts the governor at odds with his Republican opponent.

Budget Director David Vaught told Bloomberg News, a financial wire service, that an income tax increase of two percentage points will pass in January, bringing in $6 billion in new revenue for the state.

State Sen. Bill Brady (R-Bloomington), the Republican candidate for governor, was quick to criticize, characterizing the voters' choice this way: "On one hand you've got a governor who wants to raise tax rates and push more jobs out of the state. On the other hand, I want to provide for reducing the tax burden, holding the line and creating jobs in Illinois," he said.

But Gov. Pat Quinn says he supports only the 1 percentage point increase that he proposed earlier this year. "What I support is a 1 percent surcharge for education, and that's it," he said.

The governor says his budget director was "misconstrued."

(Illinois Radio Network)
07 29 10 by Newsroom
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