Unnecessary tax breaks costing state, study says
Columbus Dispatch By Mark Niquette The state needs to scrutinize the billions of dollars in tax breaks it allows and scrap those that aren’t needed or can no longer be justified, a study concluded last week. Ohio provides tax credits and other deductions to encourage economic development or for other reasons. Those exemptions were estimated […]
Ohio, Ky. in tax spotlight
Cincinnati Enquirer By Andrew Welsh-Huggins COLUMBUS
Ohio grants $7 billion a year in tax exemptions. What does the state get for all this relief?
Exempt from ScrutinyThe Akron Beacon Journal Zach Schiller of Policy Matters Ohio has performed a favor for Ohioans. He has taken a hard look at the tax exemptions, credits and deductions that lawmakers have carved into the state tax code. The title of the report tells the story: “Exempt From Scrutiny: Tax Breaks in Ohio.” […]
Thousands of Ohioans Get a Raise Today
The Palladium-Item For almost 300,000 Ohioans, today will be more than a day to tack a new calendar on the wall. It’s the day when they all get a raise. The minimum wage increase approved by Ohio voters in November will kick the state’s minimum wage from $5.15 to $6.85 an hour. While workers know […]
Campaign on Wage Issue About More Than Just Money
Dayton Daily News By William Hershey Columbus
The centerpiece of Ken Blackwell’s proposed tax reform doesn’t translate into relief for those Ohio households with middle incomes
Flat FallThe Akron Beacon Journal Of the many easy answers pitched by Ken Blackwell, none delights him more than his proposed flat tax, a single rate of 3.25 percent on the income of Ohioans. The Republican candidate for governor championed the concept last week in a third televised debate with Ted Strickland, his Democratic opponent. […]
Candidates Play Ohio’s Economic Woes to their Advantage
The Akron Beacon Journal By Julie Carr Smyth CINCINNATI – Candidates for Ohio governor differ in their approaches to solving the state’s economic problems, but they also differed Wednesday on several of the facts involved. Republican nominee Ken Blackwell often repeated a claim during the third debate between him and Democrat Ted Strickland that Strickland’s […]
Blackwell: Rush Tax Cut
GOP candidate’s plan, including flat tax, dismissed by Strickland, other critics By Mark Niquette Columbus Dispatch Income-tax cuts approved last year would be phased in more quickly and Ohioans earning $20,000 or less a year would no longer pay income tax under a plan announced yesterday by Republican gubernatorial candidate J. Kenneth Blackwell. Blackwell said […]
Blackwell Unveils Plan to Overhaul State Taxes
Dayton Daily News By William Hershey COLUMBUS
Blackwell Answers Flat-Tax Critique
The Hannah Report Secretary of State Ken Blackwell returned to the flat tax question Tuesday following a study released by Policy Matters Ohio, which focused on the purported impact of an across-the-board 3.25 percent rate on the middle class. The gubernatorial challenger continued to emphasize tax amnesty for a vast number of poor Ohioans while […]
Washington Institute: Ohio Flat Tax Would Favor Wealthy
The Hannah Report “Replacing Ohio’s graduated income tax with a flat, 3.25 percent tax would increase taxes on most Ohioans, while costing the state nearly half a billion dollars in annual revenue. Meanwhile, the richest Ohioans would reap thousands of dollars on average in annual tax savings apiece.” That in a nutshell describes Ken Blackwell’s […]
Blackwell Tax Plan Proposes $1.2 Billion in Cuts, Promises Break for Low-Income Ohioans
Gongwer News Service Republican gubernatorial candidate Ken Blackwell would take steps that reduce Ohioans’ tax burdens by $1.2 billion within 100 days of his swearing-in as governor, his campaign said Tuesday. Mr. Blackwell said the move, which also includes eliminating the income tax burden on Ohioans who earn less than $20,000 per year, would help […]