US EditionPritzker Criticizes Johnson's Proposed Employee Tax
Governor Pritzker argues the $21 monthly corporate head tax on large employers would harm job growth and deter businesses from staying or relocating in Chicago.
- On Tuesday at City Hall, Chicago City Council began budget hearings on Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson's 2026 budget plan to reinstate the corporate head tax.
- Framing his plan as a funding measure, Johnson championed the head tax to raise $100 million for anti-violence programs and youth summer jobs, sparing working people and charging the ultra-rich.
- Child-Care advocates said they support a $40 per employee per month levy, criticizing the mayor's $7 million for child care as insufficient.
- Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker said `I am absolutely four-square opposed to a head tax in the city of Chicago` and recommended budget efficiencies, arguing the levy penalizes employment and company attraction.
- Aldermen warned taxing corporations up to $40 monthly per employee would be a tough sell and said it sends the wrong message that Chicago is not open for business, while former commerce secretary Bill Daley said Pritzker's opposition 'certainly won’t help.
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Capitol Fa - Your Illinois News Radar » Roundup: Pritzker on Mayor Johnson’s head tax, transit fix and the Bears stadiumCapitolFax.com
* Bloomberg… Illinois Governor JB Pritzker assailed a plan by Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson to bring back a tax on large corporate payrolls, saying the proposed levy would repel major employers. “I am absolutely, four-square opposed to a head tax for the city of Chicago,” Pritzker said Tuesday at the Economic Club of Chicago. “It penalizes the [...]
Pritzker absolutely opposed to Johnson’s Chicago corporate “head tax”- Illinois Policy
The governor expressed concerns that Brandon Johnson’s plan to reintroduce the Chicago “head tax” would further Illinois’ reputation as a bad place for business. Businesses in Chicago already pay the third-highest state corporate income tax rates in the nation. They also pay the highest commercial property taxes in the U.S.
Pritzker criticizes Johnson's proposed employee tax
CHICAGO (WGN) - On Tuesday, Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker threw cold water on Mayor Brandon Johnson's budget plans. At the Economic Club of Chicago, Pritzker addressed a group of Chicago elites for a conversation about immigration and economic growth. The governor came out against Johnson's proposal to charge large businesses a fee per employee. To fund public safety initiatives, the mayor's budget calls for a $21-per-employee monthly tax on compani…
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