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Shifting to an expanded sales tax would dramatically increase daily costs for Missourians & local businesses and dampen consumer spending in communities across the state. Read More

States such as Tennessee, Florida, and Texas that do not levy an income tax are not low-tax for everyone. Instead they are only low-tax for the wealthy, while low-and-moderate income earners pay a higher share of their income in state and local taxes as compared to Missouri and Read More

While Missouri’s FY2027 operating budget cuts critical services, legislators used several one-time budgetary tricks this year and largely avoided the difficult decisions needed to address the state’s ongoing budget shortfall. Line-item vetoes and budget restrictions are likely in Read More

Despite a looming budget cliff, Missourians will soon be asked to vote on a constitutional amendment that initiates a swap of the income tax for a greatly expanded sales tax. While the specifics would be determined by lawmakers in a future legislative session, this means that: • Read More

The “Everything Tax” would swap Missouri’s income tax for a massive increase in sales taxes. This would increase overall taxes for most Missourians, cut critical services that support Missourians and damage our state economy – all to give the wealthiest yet another big tax break. Read More

Sources & citations are included in the PDF version of this report. Data centers, also known as data storage centers, often receive generous tax breaks from state and local governments. However, lack of transparency and concrete evidence of the centers’ benefits has led to Read More

For Immediate Release: April 21, 2026 Legislature’s Tax Scheme Will Hurt MissouriansStatement from Amy Blouin, President and CEO, Missouri Budget Project With this vote, state lawmakers have advanced to the ballot a misleading tax scheme that would result in a massive tax hike Read More

Missouri policymakers are considering a proposal to swap the income tax for a greatly expanded sales tax, rigging the system for the wealthy and hurting Missourians and their communities. Not only would most rural Missourians see a tax increase under this tax scheme, but state Read More

A proposal touted as an elimination of Missouri’s income tax is in reality the introduction of a two-step process that would swap the individual income tax for greatly expanded sales taxes. This switch would increase total taxes for up to 4 out of 5 Missourians and harm our Read More

The Missouri budget is a statement of our priorities as a state. Each number in the budget represents an investment in our kids, parents, grandparents, and neighbors. Every Missourian wants to live in a healthy, thriving community, where they and their family can thrive from Read More