Pritzker Signs $55.1B Illinois Budget Reliant on $700M of New Taxes
- Governor JB Pritzker signed a $55.1 billion Illinois fiscal year 2026 budget into law on June 16, 2023, which is the largest in state history.
- The budget includes over $700 million in new taxes and raised spending by $2 billion from the previous fiscal year, despite some opposition from Republicans and a few Democrats.
- The elimination of the Health Benefits for Immigrant Adults program will save the state $330 million, while maintaining funding for Health Benefits for Immigrant Seniors, according to state officials.
- Pritzker stated that Illinois is balancing its budget while improving its fiscal condition.
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Pritzker signs rapidly passed budget that leaves out big ticket items
Gov. JB Pritzker (D-IL) signed Illinois’s $55 billion fiscal 2026 budget into law on Monday, the largest budget in the state’s history. The General Assembly’s 3,000-page budget avoided sweeping tax increases on income and sales, instead relying on over $1…
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