End Property Taxes? Ohio Leaders Warn of 18% Sales Tax, Deep Cuts

End property taxes? Ohio leaders warn of 18% sales tax, deep cuts

As the signature effort ramps up to end property taxes, government leaders across Ohio are warning about what it would cost to replace.

DeWine warns abolishing property taxes could trigger major tax increases; Gallia officials weigh in

GALLIPOLIS, Ohio — Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine warned last week that a proposed constitutional amendment to abolish property taxes could push Ohio’s sales tax into the double digits and force lawmakers to consider significant income tax increases to replace the…

Campaign to end Ohio property taxes brushes off funding concerns as DeWine warns of 20% sales tax

Photo by Brian Massie, from the Committee to Abolish Ohio Property Taxes. (WEWS)As Gov. Mike DeWine warns that Ohio’s sales tax would need to go up to 20% if a proposal to abolish property taxes passes this November, campaign organizers to abolish property taxes in Ohio argue that it isn’t their problem. Rising property taxes have reached a breaking point for many Ohioans. “The ever-increasing property taxes truly are pricing people out of their…