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Pritzker claims the additional tax revenue will "eliminate the budget deficit."
The city in Bureau County that will be the most affected by Pritzker's proposal is Princeton, with residents expected to pay an additional $6,441,314 in income taxes -- approximately $1,595 per person in the labor force. Van Orin will pay only $37,515 more in comparison, the least among Bureau County cities.
The following table shows how other cities in Bureau County are affected.
How much more will residents from Bureau County pay on the proposal?
City | Total Expected Income Tax burden | Total Increase | Per Person Increase |
---|---|---|---|
Princeton | $16,438,286 | $6,441,314 | $1,595 |
Spring Valley | $7,456,475 | $2,921,807 | $1,073 |
Walnut | $3,031,951 | $1,188,065 | $1,842 |
La Moille | $2,028,783 | $794,975 | $1,803 |
Ladd | $1,960,836 | $768,350 | $1,114 |
Wyanet | $1,897,311 | $743,458 | $1,427 |
Sheffield | $1,732,676 | $678,946 | $1,620 |
Tiskilwa | $1,684,974 | $660,254 | $1,550 |
Bradford | $1,665,895 | $652,778 | $2,079 |
Buda | $1,443,257 | $565,538 | $1,930 |
Ohio | $1,408,765 | $552,022 | $2,390 |
Depue | $1,273,381 | $498,972 | -- |
Neponset | $1,105,981 | $433,377 | $1,421 |
Dalzell | $916,650 | $359,188 | $914 |
Arlington | $705,278 | $276,362 | $2,424 |
Cherry | $627,097 | $245,727 | $1,068 |
Malden | $585,643 | $229,483 | $1,490 |
Mineral | $466,767 | $182,902 | $1,270 |
Manlius | $460,974 | $180,632 | $1,063 |
Seatonville | $397,381 | $155,713 | $865 |
Bureau | $236,604 | $92,713 | -- |
Dover | $117,502 | $46,043 | $631 |
New Bedford | $96,045 | $37,635 | $896 |
Van Orin | $95,739 | $37,515 | -- |
Per person increases have been calculated using the most recent data about people in the labor force as provided by the U.S. Census Bureau's ongoing American Community Survey.