CHICAGO — In case you missed it, WTTW highlighted Brandon Johnson’s TERRIFYING budget and his lies related to it over the last several months. Notably, while the new budget does not contain $300 million of new property tax increases on Illinois families, it does include $165.5 million in new taxes and fees. See for yourself what WTTW reported:
Chicago City Council Narrowly OKs Johnson’s $17.1B Budget That Hikes Taxes by $165M
Heather Cherone
December 16, 2024
“The Chicago City Council narrowly approved Mayor Brandon Johnson’s $17.1 billion 2025 spending plan on Monday after nearly two months of sharp debate that left alderpeople bitterly divided and the mayor politically weakened.
“The budget itself passed 27-23, with just 18 days to spare, averting an unprecedented shutdown of city government.
“The budget, which takes effect Jan. 1, 2025, does not include a property tax hike, even though Johnson insisted for a month and a half that was the only way to avoid what he called draconian cuts to city services and thousands of layoffs while staunching the flow of red ink threatening to consume Chicago’s finances.
“The spending plan still calls for a host of other taxes and fees to rise by an additional $165.5 million, including a 2% increase in the tax levied on software licenses, cloud services and other digital goods as well as a 1.25% increase on subscriptions to streaming and cable television services.”
Meanwhile, Democrats on the Chicago City Council blasted Johnson as Ald. Maria Hadden declared that “We are not prepared, and the fault lies squarely with you and your administration,” and Ald. Andre Vasquez called the budget a “short-term fix that is not financially responsible.”
Read the full article from WTTW here.
