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Mayor Promises Collaboration to Resolve Opposition to Taxes
The alderpeople say the plan lacks 26 votes and relies on new taxes, borrowing and one-time revenue to close an $882 million gap.
- On Tuesday, 28 alderpeople sent Mayor Brandon Johnson a letter warning his $17.6 billion budget proposal lacks the 26 votes needed for City Council passage, declaring the spending plan "dead in the water."
- The Budget Accountability Coalition explicitly rejects Johnson's proposed corporate head tax of $25 per employee for firms with 125 or more workers and opposes hiking the Personal Property Lease Transaction Tax from 15% to 20%.
- Coalition members criticize the proposal for "ignoring" their roadmap while adding new spending amid an $882 million budget gap and leaving "billions of dollars owed to the city sitting on the books."
- Mayor Johnson responded Tuesday, stating his office is developing new models for the proposed taxes and pledging to work "collaboratively" with the City Council while reiterating support for vital programs.
- With 51 days remaining until the December deadline, the City Council must pass a balanced budget or more than 30,000 workers will not be paid and city services will stop.
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A coalition of Chicago City Council members is warning Mayor Brandon Johnson that his proposed budget does not have enough support to pass and must be revised, as budget hearings conclude and negotiations enter a new phase.
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Mayor promises collaboration to resolve opposition to taxes - Regional Media News
(The Center Square) - Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson says he will collaborate to resolve differences with aldermen over taxes and spending in his $17.6 billion budget proposal. A group of 28 aldermen wrote a letter to the mayor on Tuesday and said his spending plan [...]
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