Brownback Hasn't Dropped Sales Tax as Budget Idea
Associated Press - Sun 10:20 AM 12/09/2012
Governor Sam Brownback hasn't dropped the idea of canceling a promised decrease in the state's sales tax as a budget-balancing option next year.
Governor Sam Brownback hasn't dropped the idea of canceling a promised decrease in the state's sales tax as a budget-balancing option next year.
But the proposal faces bipartisan legislative resistance.
Brownback called on legislators this week to reconsider unsuccessful proposals he offered previously to offset massive income tax cuts he wanted as an economic stimulus. His ideas included keeping the sales tax at its current rate of 6.3 percent.
The sales tax is scheduled to drop to 5.7 percent in July 2013.
The state boosted the sales tax in 2010 to protect public schools and social services, and lawmakers pledged that most of the increase would be temporary. The increase occurred before Brownback took office.
Brownback and legislators now face closing a projected $328 million budget shortfall.
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youmakenosense
Monday 10 December 2012 09:00 Report this comment
Where does this stuff end, we pay close to 9% on everything we buy here, other places more, we need to cut spending and cut it now, but democrat or republican these people just dont get it, I look at all the tax taken out of my check then the property tax on my house and sales tax I pay, which frankly I do not think there should be a sales tax on food of any kind. Wake up Sam!!!!!