Monday, September 8, 2014

An Analysis of Bruce Rauner’s “Bring Back Blueprint” from Center for Tax and Budget Accountability



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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