Kristina Rasmussen of the Illinois Policy Institute: Gov. Quinn's Tax Increase Proposal

Published: April 1, 2009, 8 a.m.

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The Tax Foundation recently did an analysis of a tax proposal from Illinois Governor Pat Quinn (D) that would raise the personal income tax rate from 3 percent to 4.5 percent and the corporate income tax rate from 7.3 percent to 9.7 percent. Staff Economist Josh Barro, author of the 2009 State Business Tax Climate Index (a study that measures how well a state\'s...'