Pay freezes and spending caps: A look at GOP candidates’ answers on eliminating income taxes

By: Jessica Holdman

Outlets: South Carolina Daily Gazette

Published: June 19, 2026

Words: 1,520

Last Updated: 3 weeks, 1 day ago

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COLUMBIA — Asked about eliminating the state income tax, Lt. Gov. Pam Evette said on the debate stage that she’d start with a “wage freeze,” while Attorney General Alan Wilson said legislators already could have put $20 billion back in taxpayers’ pockets.

Eliminating South Carolina’s income tax has been a theme in the governor’s race, with the entire GOP field promising to make it happen. The tax is expected to generate $6.8 billion in the …

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