Republicans push forward with proposal to replace Missouri income tax with sales tax

By: Rudi Keller

Outlets: Missouri Independent

Published: March 4, 2026

Words: 777

Last Updated: 6 days, 22 hours ago

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The proposal to eliminate the state income tax is moving to the Missouri House floor following a party-line committee vote Wednesday.

The 7-3 vote on Republican Gov. Mike Kehoe’s top priority followed a heated discussion where Democrats on the House Commerce Committee accused Republicans of steering the state into a fiscally dangerous future.

“You don’t turn an economy around on a dime,” said state Rep. Steve Butz, a St. Louis Democrat. “If there is …

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