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Missouri House Speaker pushes for income tax repeal
The proposal would phase out Missouri's individual income tax by 2031 while expanding sales taxes and protecting state revenue through unspecified triggers, lawmakers said.
- On Wednesday, Missouri House Speaker Jon Patterson presented a constitutional amendment to the House Commerce Committee that would phase out the personal income tax by Jan. 1, 2031 with a three-year legislative overhaul and expanded sales taxes.
- Proponents brought Aaron Hedlund and Grover Norquist to bolster the plan, citing Missouri economy's slow growth and people leaving the state as evidence the income tax is a drag.
- Missouri's tax data show personal income tax generates about 65% of general revenue, which would require raising sales tax to nearly 13%, with over 50 locations where rates exceed 11%.
- The committee deferred action, and the House Commerce Committee could vote next Wednesday; if lawmakers approve it, the measure could appear on an August ballot despite realtors' warnings of missing protections, Jason Zamkus said.
- Missouri's legal and political history shows the Missouri Constitution bans sales taxes on real estate and untaxed transactions, with campaign spending to add constitutional protections costing $4.3 million and $5.6 million, while opponents warn expanded sales taxes would burden lower-income Missourians.
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Missouri GOP backs income tax repeal as critics warn sales taxes hit poor hardest
·St. Louis, United States
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