Friday, October 5, 2012

House GOP Not Promising Tax Cuts

From the Northwest Indiana Times:


Tax cuts being pushed by gubernatorial candidates are hardly guaranteed a rubber stamp from lawmakers, and a state constitutional ban on same-sex marriage could win quick approval next year, Republican House Speaker Brian Bosma said Thursday as he rolled out his caucus's 2013 agenda.
Republican Mike Pence has called for cutting the personal income tax by 10 percent, and Democrat John Gregg has called for removing the sales tax on gasoline and abolishing the corporate income tax for Indiana-based companies.
But Bosma cautioned that the state had already committed to eliminating the inheritance tax and any new cut would have to consider the long-term implications for the state, not the short-term popularity of campaign promises.
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The House Republican agenda generally calls for increasing school access _ something Bosma said could include expanding access to school vouchers _ and improving vocational training.
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