Kansas Needs Long-Term Rate Reductions, Not Election Year Rebates0

• Tax & Spending
• December 30, 2021

Kansas Governor Laura Kelly has proposed a $250 tax rebate for every taxpayer in Kansas next year. The $455 million price tag on this policy is proposed to be paid for using an anticipated $2.9 billion tax surplus by June of 2022. While one-time election-year rebates are a form of tax relief,  taxpayers are far