McKenna: Fix State Budget Without Tax Hike
Associated Press
December 8, 2009
Republican Gubernatorial Candidate Says He Has Plan
Republican candidate for Illinois governor Andy McKenna says he has a
plan to rescue the state's finances without an income tax increase.
McKenna said Tuesday that the state needs to return to 2006 spending levels.
His running mate for lieutenant governor, state Sen. Matt Murphy, says
that will mean "short-term pain" until the state's finances can turn
around.
McKenna says it will take at least three to four years of spending freezes for the state to see its revenues grow.
Democratic Gov. Pat Quinn and his chief primary opponent, Comptroller
Dan Hynes, have both said an income tax increase is needed to get the
state out of a financial hole.
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