Fiscal Year 08 Budget: investing in families, healthcare, education, pensions, tax fairness
PowerPoint presentation about the fiscal year 2008 budget priorities of Governor Rod Blagojevich for the coming year. The governor proposed a "Tax Fairness Plan" to replace the corporate income tax with a Gross Receipts Tax. The governor's plan would use the additional revenue to fund education, healthcare, the state pension system, and strengthen infrastructure with capital improvements.