Missouri Voters Say No to Phasing Out State Income Tax
The amendment would have phased out the income tax over up to 10 years and added sales taxes to more services, officials said.
- On Tuesday, Missouri voters overwhelmingly rejected Amendment 5, a measure championed by Republican Governor Mike Kehoe that would have phased out the state's individual income tax over time.
- The amendment would have allowed the Missouri legislature five years to enact a plan replacing income tax, which generates over $9 billion annually and supplies roughly 64 percent of the state's general fund.
- Analysis by ITEP found the tax shift would have increased annual costs by about $850 for households earning roughly $24,000 to $49,000, while the richest 1 percent would have received an average annual tax cut of nearly $40,000.
- Kathryn Evans, of Parents for Missouri Public Schools, called the result an "amazing" victory, while House Minority Leader Ashley Aune said state leaders paid a "political price" for the amendment's failure.
- Despite the defeat, Governor Kehoe vowed his work is "far from over" in pursuing tax cuts. The result marks a departure from Republican-controlled states, where legislatures have recently enacted major income-tax reductions.
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