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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

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 Missourians with disabilities see a tax increase under this tax scheme, Read More

Proposals to swap Missouri’s state income tax for a greatly expanded sales tax would shift taxes away from the very wealthy and onto Missourians struggling to make ends meet, while also putting the services Missourians need at risk of severe cuts. – Because much retiree Read More

Missouri lawmakers are considering swapping out the income tax for a greatly expanded sales tax. This proposal would put affordable housing and non-profits at risk by eliminating key sources of funding for community development and investment. Many tax credits in Missouri serve Read More

Lawmakers are considering swapping out the income tax for a greatly expanded sales tax. The proposal would blow a $5 billion hole in the state budget, causing massive cuts to schools, particularly in rural areas.1 If resulting cuts are equally distributed across the budget, state Read More

Some Missouri lawmakers want to eliminate the state’s income tax and greatly expand sales taxes, pointing to states like Tennessee, Florida, & Texas as models. But those states have resources Missouri does not have, and except for the highest earners, taxpayers in those Read More

Updated February 2026View previous version here Governor Kehoe recently announced that Missouri expects a $2 billion general revenue shortfall for fiscal year 2027 (the state budget year that begins July 1st). This shortfall is mostly the result of previously enacted state tax Read More

Missouri policymakers continue to propose the elimination of Missouri’s individual income tax. But evidence from states without income taxes shows that these states are only low tax for the highest earners. Instead, they rely heavily on sales & excise taxes that hit low and Read More