Illinois Proposes Borrowing to Pay its Bills

 

In November of 2016, North by Northwest posted (“Illinois “Fix” to Unpaid Bills Could be a Financial Bomb“) about the high cost of the Vendor Support financing to the State.

The State of Illinois has proposed borrowing $7 billion to pay down its record $11 billion in unpaid bill backlog.  The State is currently paying between 9% and 12% on its late payments.

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