Wichita Eagle: Brownback Signs Budget and Tax Bills, Defends Tax Policies
media mentionTOPEKA — Gov. Sam Brownback says a plan increasing sales and other taxes does not count as a tax increase because it comes on the heels of income tax cuts passed three years ago.
The Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy, a liberal-leaning think tank that has criticized Brownback’s policies, released an analysis hours later showing that the bottom 40 percent of Kansans will on average end up paying more in taxes.