RELEASED: August 31, 2014
This Issue Brief provides CTBA's
analysis of gubernatorial candidate Bruce Rauner's position paper on
fiscal policy, "Bring Back Blueprint: Jobs and Growth Agenda” (the “Blueprint”). The
Blueprint represents candidate Rauner’s most complete policy statement on how
to resolve the very real and serious fiscal problems that have plagued Illinois
state government for decades.
After taking into account all of the
Blueprint’s proposals, the Illinois budget would be $5.9 billion short in
FY2016, and that is before factoring in the current projected deficit from
FY2015, which would increase the total accumulated deficit to $12.4
billion in FY2016.
The Blueprint presents no data, plan, or policy proposal as
to how to balance the budget:
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