SPRINGFIELD, ILLINOIS (May 17, 2019) — Illinois Chamber of Commerce President and CEO Todd Maisch issued the following statement on Governor JB Pritzker's proposed capital plan
"We appreciate that the Governor’s Office has begun their capital conversation in earnest with a specific revenue and spending package, some of which the business community supports. We are encouraged to see some of the ideas the Illinois Chamber has promoted included in their plan. However, most of the revenue in the governor’s proposal is not new revenue for additional maintenance and new projects, but rather existing state, federal, and local sources that were already planned. We look forward to learning more about all proposals and working towards a bipartisan solution.
"One particular concern in the governor’s plan, is the reliance on a new media-streaming tax for non-transportation construction. The Chamber believes this will be an unreliable foundation for funding because it will be complex, unpopular, and possibly unconstitutional."
