Hole in Johnson’s budget grows to $340 million thanks to cellphone tax snafu in Springfield – Chicago Sun-Times

A tax on burner phones and prepaid calling cards has been shot down in Springfield. In his proposed $17.3 billion budget, Mayor Brandon Johnson had counted on that tax to bring in $40 million next year.
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Old Spartan
1 year ago

Here is the Mayor’s crack Springfield lobbying operation at work. Anyone in Springfield will tell you the tax was a slam dunk for anyone who knew how to pass a bill. But not this clown crew from the Fifth Floor.

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