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Budget & Tax
Republican senators back Stitt on tax cuts
A growing number of Republican senators are now publicly voicing their disagreement with the decision to adjourn the special session to take up tax cuts and backing Gov. Kevin Stitt’s call to cut taxes for Oklahomans.Ray Carter | October 9, 2023
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Budget & Tax
Tax hikes don’t explain revenue growth
Gov. Stitt & House Speaker McCall credit tax cuts for Oklahoma's revenue growth, while some senators argue revenue growth stems from 2017/2018 tax hikes, not 2021 cuts.Ray Carter | October 5, 2023
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Budget & Tax
Quarter-point income-tax cut is very doable
Both the empirical research and Oklahoma’s own experience suggest that beneficial effects of a tax cut should be expected.Curtis Shelton | October 4, 2023
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Budget & Tax
Treat claims ‘no plan’ for tax repeal, ignores own bill
Within hours of the start of the special legislative session on Oct. 3, the Senate adjourned sine die, a procedural move that ends the session and prevents any votes on tax cuts from occurring.Ray Carter | October 4, 2023
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Budget & Tax
Special session begins with calls for tax cuts, some opposition
Saying tax cuts will spur economic growth and restrain government overspending, state leaders endorsed a reduction in Oklahoma’s personal income tax on Oct. 3, the first day of a special legislative session focused on tax policy.Ray Carter | October 3, 2023
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Budget & Tax
OCPA praises leaders on tax-cut issue
OCPA President Jonathan Small today praised state leaders who are championing economic growth and greater prosperity for Oklahoma families by supporting income-tax cuts.Staff | October 3, 2023
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Budget & Tax
Poll: Oklahomans oppose race-based tax exemptions
A new poll shows Oklahomans strongly oppose exempting individuals from paying state income tax based on their status as a member of a Native American tribe.Staff | October 2, 2023
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Budget & Tax
Oklahomans are getting hammered by Bidenflation. State tax relief can help.
For both moral and fiscal reasons, the time is right to cut Oklahoma’s personal income tax.Jonathan Small | October 2, 2023
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Budget & Tax
Poll: Oklahomans support income-tax repeal
A new poll shows Oklahomans overwhelmingly support cutting the state income tax and gradually eliminating the tax entirely.Staff | September 28, 2023
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Budget & Tax
McCall: If Indians don’t owe income tax, no one should
Oklahoma Speaker of the House Charles McCall says that if tribal members don’t have to pay state income tax, then no Oklahoman should have to pay it.Ray Carter | September 20, 2023