Missouri GOP backs income tax repeal as critics warn sales taxes hit poor hardest

By: Rudi Keller

Outlets: Missouri Independent

Published: January 28, 2026

Words: 1,365

Last Updated: 3 weeks, 3 days ago

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During Wednesday’s hearing on Gov. Mike Kehoe’s plan to replace Missouri’s individual income tax with an expanded sales tax, the key word was trust.

The proposed constitutional amendment giving the legislature three years to overhaul state tax policies is open-ended —- it allows lawmakers to impose sales tax on any financial transaction exchanging goods or services.

In his State of the State address, the only parts of the economy Kehoe put off-limits was …

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