More than 20 years ago, during Frank Keating’s second term as governor, he proposed replacing the state’s individual income tax, its sales tax on groceries and its business franchise tax with a 5.9% tax on some 200 additional business activities, from hair cuts to house sales.
Tulsa World: Eliminating State Income Tax Faces Same Challenges It Did More Than Two Decades Ago
media mentionOklahomans liked the idea of no income tax, but not as much as they disliked the idea of paying higher sales tax and paying it on more stuff. So Keating’s fundamental overhaul of the state tax system didn’t happen.