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Archived State Tax & BudgetState Budget Issue Reports2009 Missouri General Revenue Growth Through March Continues to be Negative for Fiscal Year 2009. Click here to read more. Should Missouri Swap a Sales Tax for the Income Tax? Click here to read an analysis of this proposal. Updated: Fiscal Year 2010 Missouri Budget Bills Pass the Senate. How the Federal Economic Recovery Legislation Will Impact Missouri: The Major Components of the Federal Recovery Act Will Bring Missouri $4.3 Billion The Federal Recovery Act Will Boost Missouri Economy and State Revenue: A New MBP Analysis indicates that the Package could create $7.69 Billion in growth to the GSP and 98,000 Missouri Jobs. A New Guest Analysis on the Medicaid Provisions of the Federal Economic Recovery Legislation demonstrates how Missouri can strengthen the state's health care system with the enhanced funding. HJR 23: Why TABOR is Still a Bad Idea for Missouri. Click here to read a fact sheet on the ramifications of the 2009 TABOR bill. Click here to Read an Analysis of the State House Proposed Cuts for FY 2010. Click here For a Fact Sheet and Action Alert on the Cuts. Analysis of Governor Nixon's Budget Recommendations House Budget Committee Considering Severe Cuts to Services. The proposed cuts are not only unwise, but unnecessary. 2008 Missouri Legislative Session Ignored Needs of Missouri Families as State, Nation Face Difficult Economic Times : Information on the 2009 Budget for Missouri's Department of Social Services: All Roads Leading to No Education: The Problem with Earmarking Highlights of the Governor’s Fiscal Year 2009 Budget 2007 Warning Sign: Minnesota Bridge Collapse Alerts Other States to Road Maintenance Needs. Missouri's Revenue "Surplus" Fails to Measure Up to Definition Economic Recovery Not a Green Light for Tax Cuts 2006 Missouri Tobacco Tax Proposal: A Good Start, Not the Cure for Health Care Funding Summary: Missouri's Tobacco Undocumented Workers: Impact on Missouri's Economy Missouri's New Budget Falls Short of Adequately Funding Education, Healthcare Governor Matt Blunt has signed the Fiscal Year 2008 state operating budget into law. It took effect July 1, 2006. Missouri Must Repair Storm Damage Before Adding to the Rainy Day Fund Lackluster Session Fails to Address Missouri's Shortfalls in Funding Basic Services Missouri On Target to End Fiscal Year With Revenue Surplus ,April 2006 Governor Blunt's Fiscal Year 2007 Budget: Summary of Proposed Funding for Services and Overview of Budget, February, 2006 Misplaced Priorities: Additional Subsidies Not Necessary for Professional Sports Teams, January 2006 2005 Elementary & Secondary Education Funding: Increases DO NOT Require Decreases in Other Vital Services House Joint Resolution 12: Hancock Revisited Show Me the Money: Real Fixes for the Fiscal Crisis Summary of Missouri Governor's Budget Proposal 2004 Federal Policies are Worsening Missouri's Budget Problems Missouri's Revenue Situation: Is the Fiscal Crisis Really Over? House Committee Substitute for House Joint Resolution 49: Hancock Revisted Testimony in Support of SJR 51 Senate Governmental Accountability & Fiscal Oversight Committee House Joint Resolution 49: Hancock Revisited Further Expenditure Lid Will Harm State Service Ballot Propositions Revenue Bills Summary - By Mid-Legislative Session Summary of the Governor's Budget Proposal FY 2005 2003 State Tax Issue Reports2009 Adequately Funding State Services is a Critical Component of Restoring Missouri's Economy: Click here to read more. The Dangers of Swapping Missouri’s Income Tax with a Sales Tax. Click here to read more. Click here to read a fact sheet about why Missouri should enact the Streamlined Sales Tax. Click here to read a fact sheet about why Missouri should decouple from the Federal "Bonus Depreciation". A State EITC Would Benefit 440,000 Missouri Families and Create an Economic Boon for the State. Click here to read a report on how an EITC would help Missouri's economy. Click here to read talking points on why a state EITC is important now for Missouri. HJR 36 Would Harm Missouri Families, Children, Seniors and Missouri's Economy. Proposal to Drastically Alter Missouri's Tax Structure Moves to Senate. Click here to Read More. 2008 Missouri Real Property Tax: Important Information about a Critical Local Funding Source 2007 Scaled-Down Version of Economic Development Bill: Cost to State Revenue Remains Significant The Impact of the 2007 Tax Cuts on Services for Missouri Children, Seniors and Working Families. The Case for Combined Reporting $500 Million Reasons to be Concerned About a Tax Cut in Missouri Tax Proposals Carry $1.4 Billion Price Tag New Analysis Shows Large Revenue Holes if Legislature Passes Tax Cuts Missouri's Revenue "Surplus" Fails to Measure Up to Definition Economic Recovery Not a Green Light for Tax Cuts 2006 Missouri Tobacco Tax Proposal: A Good Start, Not the Cure for Health Care Funding Summary: Missouri's Tobacco Missouri Loses Revenue Due to Estate Tax Repeal HB 1619: Corporate Franchise Tax Repeal 2005 House Joint Resolution 12: Hancock Revisited Show Me the Money: Real Fixes for the Fiscal Crisis 2004 Missouri's Revenue Situation: Is the Fiscal Crisis Really Over? Further Expenditure Lid Will Harm State Service Ballot Propositions Revenue Bills Summary - By Mid-Legislative Session Testimony in Support of SJR 51 Senate Governmental Accountability & Fiscal Oversight Committee House Joint Resolution 49: Hancock Revisited House Committee Substitute for House Joint Resolution 49: Hancock Revisted Examining Missouri's Tax System: Tax Expenditures - A First Step 2003 Testimony for the Missouri Legislature, Joint Tax Policy Committee |
