Tax proposals draw questions from Pritzker and GOP state rep – Center Square

State Rep. Amy Elik urged the Illinois House Revenue and Finance Committee not to decouple from the federal legislation, saying manufacturing benefits are crucial to U.S. Steel’s potential investment in her community: “I need them to have those immediate tax benefits. I can’t give them five years when other states are giving them immediate tax benefits. Like, it is that desperate. We are desperately trying to save manufacturing in Granite City."
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Hello, Indiana!
1 year ago

Funny how Elik’s use of money for “ the community “ involves getting a legitimate business there when in other “ communities “ it equates to commities, violence interruption studies and midnight basketball.

Deb
1 year ago

Pritzker can’t be for anything the feds propose, even at the expense of jobs.

David F
1 year ago

Indiana can take all Illinois without annexing land, Illinois is taxing everyone/thing out.

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