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Kansas Film Subsidies would be a Blockbuster-Sized Mess 0
- Tax & Spending
- February 28, 2022
Kansas Governor Laura Kelly’s budget from January contains a blockbuster-sized flop of a policy. The budget proposes a “Creative Industries Tax Credit” capped at $10 million annually beginning in FY 2023. The policy offers film companies tax credits based on the size of production and local involvement in the state. However, incentives like this for
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Cut Wasteful Spending to Eliminate the Food Sales Tax 0
- Tax & Spending
- November 10, 2021
Kansas Governor Laura Kelly this week announced a new initiative to eliminate the states’ sales tax on food. Kansas’ grocery sales tax is the second-highest in the country, so this change would be welcome. However, her plan to make up for the lost revenue with surplus dollars will eventually lead to higher taxes somewhere else
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