ITEP Reports

Don't Blame the Gas Tax for High Gas Prices

May 20, 2013

Read the Report in PDF Form American consumers are keenly aware of the price of gasoline, but uninformed about what drives that price.  When asked about the federal gas tax, for example, six in ten Americans said the tax rate...

5% Cut in Indiana's Income Tax is Stacked in Favor of the Wealthy

April 26, 2013

Read the Report in PDF FormIndiana Governor Mike Pence and the state’s legislative leaders recently announced a budget agreement that, among other things, phases the state’s flat personal income tax rate down from 3.4 percent to 3.23 percent by 2017.[1] ...

Indiana Senate's Income Tax Cut: Just as Lopsided as the Governor's

April 8, 2013

Read the Report in PDF Form The Indiana Senate Appropriations Committee recently approved a budget cutting the state’s personal income tax rate from 3.4 percent to 3.3 percent beginning in 2015. Although this proposal costs less than one-third the amount...

Kansas House and Senate Proposals Set the Stage for Tax Hikes on Poor and Middle-Income Families

April 2, 2013

Read this Report in PDF FormEarlier this year, Kansas Governor Sam Brownback proposed another round of personal income tax cuts (on top of those he signed into law last year).1 The House and Senate each responded with their own tax...

Governor Jindal's Tax Plan Would Increase Taxes on Poorest 60 Percent of Louisianans

April 1, 2013

Read this Report in PDF FormIn recent weeks, Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal has released many details of the tax plan he first sketched out in January. The Governor proposes a revenue-neutral “tax swap” that would repeal all state income taxes...

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