A proposal to reduce local government’s share of state income tax revenue by 30 percent would cost the city of Springfield $2.9 million.
The proposal is expected to be included in Gov. Pat Quinn’s spending plan for the fiscal year that begins July 1. The state income tax is Springfield’s fourth-largest revenue source.
“This would devastate an already bleak budget to the point of causing a direct negative effect on city services,” according to a news release issued by the city of Springfield Tuesday.
Mayor Tim Davlin said in the statement the city will work with state leaders to eliminate the proposal during the budget process.
“We had hoped to see the light at the end of the tunnel well before the end of the fiscal year,” Davlin said. “But if the state reduces our share of the income tax receipts, we will be forced to cut expenses even more. I cannot imagine what city services might look like under this scenario.”