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Tax bills fall short on revenue

Budget & Taxes /

While these bills would eliminate a costly and unorthodox tax break, they fall far short of the revenue that is needed to address the looming $1.3 billion fiscal cliff in 2018 and put the state budget back on a more sustainable path. In fact, passage of these bills – which would require a vote of the people – would make it harder for policymakers to solve the state’s structural revenue shortfall in a future special session.

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Reduced funding, low salaries put state’s most vulnerable children at risk

Budget & Taxes, Poverty & Inequity, Safety Net /

The department’s staffing has been reduced by more than 2,500 since 2008 – and many of those who are left have gone years without a pay raise. The average annual salary at the department is $44,349. That’s $5,317 less than the average DCFS salary in FY 2008 when accounting for inflation.

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The governor's plan will mainly benefit corporations and the wealthy, while working and middle-class families will pay more for services and products we use every day such as diapers, garbage collection, haircuts and home repairs. Louisiana’s tax system certainly needs to be improved, but this is the wrong way to do it.
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Gov. Jeff Landry has called the Legislature into a special session to overhaul Louisiana’s tax structure.