SPRINGFIELD – Gov. JB Pritzker said Wednesday he will not sign a budget that includes broad tax hikes to fund new spending as lawmakers are in the final hours of budget negotiations.

“Anything that’s broad-based and would have a negative impact on working families, I would veto a budget like that,” Pritzker told reporters.

Pritzker said he would specifically veto any budget that includes tax increases on individuals, corporations or the sales tax – the three largest sources of revenue in the state budget. Pritzker also ruled out a sales tax on services to provide new funding to the state.

Personal income tax growth in Illinois has remained strong, up 10% through for fiscal year 2025 as compared to the same point in fiscal year 2024, according to the legislature’s Commission on Governme

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