Gop Lawmakers In Kansas Push Multiple 'flat' Tax Proposals

By JOHN HANNA, AP Political Writer, San Antonio Express-News: World
Wed, 03/29/2017 - 10:41am

(AP) — Republican legislators in Kansas are pursuing multiple proposals for moving the state to a "flat" personal income tax while increasing taxes to address the state's serious budget problems. The House Taxation Committee expected to vote Wednesday on a bill that would impose a personal income tax rate of 5 percent for all filers, rather than having two rates. The state faces projected budget shortfalls totaling more than $1 billion through June 2019, and lawmakers in both parties want to roll back past income tax cuts championed by Republican Gov.

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