Plan to replace Missouri income tax with expanded sales tax heads to voters

By: Rudi Keller

Outlets: Missouri Independent

Published: April 21, 2026

Words: 1,292

Last Updated: 2 months, 2 weeks ago

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Missouri voters will decide later this year whether to grant lawmakers power to increase and expand the sales tax in order to raise revenue needed to eliminate the income tax.

The Missouri House voted 95-59 Tuesday to send a proposed constitutional amendment directing future legislatures to cut personal income tax rates as state revenue increases. The measure also allows the General Assembly to expand the sales tax to “transactions involving any goods and services” …

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