Was it as bad for you as it was for me? Sending Washington money we earn, but Washington doesn’t, I mean? It’s not just being part of half the nation that pays taxes while the other half doesn’t that bothers me. It’s the waste and unnecessary programs and agencies that have long outlived whatever usefulness they once had (if they were ever necessary). And still President Biden wants to raise taxes even more without proposing a single dollar be cut to reduce our unsustainable $34 trillion debt. ...
Was it as bad for you as it was for me? Sending Washington money we earn, but Washington doesn’t, I mean? It’s not just being part of half the nation that pays taxes while the other half doesn’t that bothers me. It’s the waste and unnecessary programs and agencies that have long outlived whatever usefulness they once had (if they were ever necessary). And still President Biden wants to raise taxes even more without proposing a single dollar be cut to reduce our unsustainable $34 trillion debt. ...
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The liberals in the Massachusetts legislature have little respect for their constituents’ tax dollars. The Massachusetts House of Representatives passed a pork-laden $58 billion budget last week. That budget included over 800 amendments, many of which are a great reminder of how Democrats waste your money when they’re in power. The budget amendments weren’t merely for giving municipalities additional first […]
A bill meant to limit property tax increases next year is advancing in the Vermont House over the objections of minority Republicans who are highly critical that it doesn’t rein in spending. What is known as the “yield bill” aims to keep predicted property tax increases to around 15 percent for most homeowners. That’s less than the 20 percent increase that was predicted late last year. Taxes on commercial properties and second homes would increase an average of 18 percent. The increases...
The city of Chattanooga's upcoming budget will not include a tax increase, the City Council was told Tuesday.
DRACUT — The School Department likely will use $750,000 in unexpended COVID relief funds as a one-time fix to cover at least some of its share of the town’s fiscal 2025 budget deficit.
The outgoing Cabinet has developed five possible variants of a sugar tax that can be levied on non-alcoholic soft drinks. The aim is to make drinks with little or no sugar cheaper, like diet sodas and oat milk. Other drinks with a great deal of sugar, like Red Bull, would become more expensive.This should help in the fight against obesity, the Cabinet believes. It will be up to the Tweede Kamer, the lower house of Parliament, to choose from those variants, an adapted version, or to reject them...
(The Center Sqquare) – As legislators return for the final weeks of session, the budget will be top of mind, but there may also be more tax credits to consider. At a recent Senate Revenue Committee, a tax credit for the music industry was discussed. State Sen. Sara Feignholtz, D-Chicago, said it’s needed, especially after the pandemic. “This sort of sector of musicians really suffered and is still lagging in their recovery,” she told the Senate Revenue Committee....
TOPEKA (KSNT) - The clock is ticking for Governor Laura Kelly. She has just a few more days to make a decision on a number of bills sitting on her desk. That includes a mega tax package, which would change how much Kansans pay on income taxes, property tax, social security, and more. Statehouse reporter []
As lawmakers move toward adjournment this weekend, Senate lawmakers advanced a tax omnibus bill that would, among other changes to tax processes, decrease the state’s income tax rate to 3.8 percent by next year. The state’s tax rate is already set to decrease to 3.9 percent by 2026, due to a 2022 Iowa law signed
Hasn't this 17-year-old Sask. Party government had enough time or invested enough money to remedy those hospital closures of 30 years ago?