NTUI to Hold Peoria Press Conference to Oppose 67% Income Tax Increase.

PEORIA, Ill. – Jim Tobin, President of National Taxpayers United of Illinois, (NTUI), will hold a news conference opposing the proposed 67% income tax increase today, Wednesday, November 17, at 11am. The conference will take place in Room 201 of The Gateway Building, located at 200 NE Water St. in Peoria. As an added bonus, Tobin will reveal the top pensions for Peoria’s government teachers and other local government employees.

“These extravagant school and state pensions are reason behind the proposed 67% income tax hike (HB174),” Tobin said. “The retired Peoria-area government employee with the largest pension receives over $170,000-a-year. That’s not a salary – that’s his pension.”

“Annette Smith receives an annual pension of $155,352. She’s a retired Peoria kindergarten teacher,” Tobin said.

Christina Tobin, and President of The Free and Equal Elections Foundation, will be speaking in support of a bill to allow all Illinois candidates the option of a $500 fee to get on the ballot, in lieu of signature collection. She is also scheduled to speak about the bill to the Chicago Bar Association for Electoral Reform.

To learn more about NTUI or The Free and Equal Elections Foundation, check out their websites at www.ntui.org and www.freeandequal.org.
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Founded in 1976, NTUI is the largest taxpayer organization in Illinois with over
30,000 members and supporters and affiliation with more than 200 local taxpayer groups.

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