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Taxable Sales Tax Deal Next Up For Illinois

Posted on March 13, 2014

The Bond Buyer

This article discusses Illinois’ March 11 sale of taxable revenue-backed bonds in the context of the State’s temporary income tax increase scheduled to rollback in January 2015. It cites the Civic Federation’s recommendation to gradually reduce income tax rates by 20% after extending the rates for one year in 2015 to avoid a sharp revenue cliff.