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Illinois should replace its flat income tax with rates that rise at higher incomes.
The Illinois Constitution requires a single flat income tax rate, now 4.95%, and voters rejected a graduated tax amendment in 2020. This would require a new constitutional amendment allowing higher rates on higher incomes.
JB Pritzker
With tonight's House vote, tax fairness has achieved an extraordinary milestone, and Illinois' middle class and those striving to get there are poised to benefit.
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