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Chuck Kleckley endorses phase-out of state income tax in first press conference of legislative session

Posted on April 12, 2013 | Comments Off on Chuck Kleckley endorses phase-out of state income tax in first press conference of legislative session

By Lauren McGaughy
on April 11, 2013 at 4:39 PM, updated April 11, 2013 at 7:56 PM

Louisiana’s income tax should be phased out over the next 10 years, House Speaker Chuck Kleckley said Thursday at his first press conference of the 2013 legislative session. The Lake Charles Republican said he would support such a tax plan, but not without provisions to ensure the plan is revenue neutral in the long term.

“Let me be very, very clear. While I do support the elimination of the personal income tax, I think it’s very, very important that we replace it with something,” Kleckley said Thursday, adding the revenue could be raised through a cigarette or sales tax increase or the elimination of certain tax exemptions.

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