Gov. Landry Calls for Major Tax Overhaul in Louisiana: Proposes Income Tax Cuts, Sales Tax on Services

On the inaugural day of a special legislative session, Louisiana Governor Jeff Landry urged lawmakers to revamp the state’s outdated tax system, foreshadowing major reforms that include slashing personal income taxes and introducing sales taxes on services. Landry’s blueprint envisions a flattened income tax rate of 3% while proposing the elimination of income taxes for those making up to $12,500, a move which he believes will signal a new era of fiscal responsibility for Louisiana, as reported by

FOX 8 Live.

Confronted by a projected $700 million budget shortfall, Landry appears confident that his overhaul, which includes making a temporary .45% state sales tax a permanent fixture, would grant legislators increased flexibility managing fiscal emergencies; however, this approach has garnered mixed responses from state senators, with Sen. Royce Duplessis expressing concerns about the potential impact on small business owners and Sen. Kirk Talbot supporting the measures that would favor seniors, as per comments sourced by

FOX 8 Live

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Adding detail to the tax reform narrative,

Louisiana Illuminator

outlined the governor’s tax package, noting key proposals like the continued enforcement of the 0.45% state sales tax set to discontinue next June and the desire to level personal and business income tax down to 3%, as well as the contentious plan to slim down state savings deposits annually, changes that are expected to leave a dent in Louisiana’s revenue reserves.

Landry, who criticized the current tax code’s inability to keep up with the times, expressed ambitions to align Louisiana’s economic climate with thriving states like Texas which manage without an income tax, underscoring his conviction in an economic landscape free of government influence on market winners and losers, as “governments should not be picking winners and losers in any tax code,” as the governor stated according to an address referenced by

Louisiana Illuminator

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During the same special session, Landry put forth an ambitious 23-item agenda focused on tax reform with broad goals like enhancing teacher salaries and exempting prescription drugs from sales tax, aiming to prevent economic stagnation that would otherwise drive Louisiana’s youth out-of-state, drawing on the pressing sentiment, “Louisiana must change, or sadly, other states will continue to rob us of our children and our grandchildren,” as reported by

KATC

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