Illinois' Democratic controlled House approved a $53.1 billion state budget and a set of tax hikes that hew closely to what Gov. J.B. Pritzker proposed in February.
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The Illinois state legislature, as part of an agreement with retailers to raise state tax revenue, passed a budget bill that would bar the collection of interchange fees on sales taxes, excise taxes and tips for transactions that would be subject to Illinois sales taxes.
After a near-derailment and an all-nighter to wrap up the General Assembly’s spring session, supermajority Democrats in the Illinois House gave final legislative approval to the state budget as the