Taxpayers cover interest on state’s unemployment debt as billions in federal money sits idle – Center Square

Illinois Retail Merchants' Association President and CEO Rob Karr said there are consequences beyond increased interest costs if the debt isn’t paid off. “Certainly higher costs for employers, initially you would see some sort of benefit cuts for employees as well. And under federal rules, the longer that debt is in place, the higher the employer taxes will go.”

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