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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, 12.7 million people live in the State of Illinois, |
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| and 6.3 million comprise its work force; and
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| WHEREAS, For tax year 2004, Illinois citizens paid a total |
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| of $108.5 billion in federal income taxes; of that total, |
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| corporations in the State paid $17.7 billion, and individuals |
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| paid $86.4 billion; and
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| WHEREAS, For tax year 2004, the State of Illinois ranked |
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| 4th in the amount of federal income taxes collected, but the |
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| moneys that came back to the State from the federal government |
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| were much less than the amounts received by other states that |
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| pay similar amounts in federal income taxes; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE |
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| NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that |
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| we urge the Department of Revenue to conduct an annual review |
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| of the amount of federal income tax collected from Illinois |
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| citizens and the amount of federal moneys that the State |
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| receives back in comparison to other states; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That we urge the Department of Revenue to report |
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| its findings to the Governor and the General Assembly each |
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| year; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be |
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| delivered to the Governor, the Director of Revenue, the |
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| congressional delegation from Illinois, and the President of |
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| the United States.
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