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Governor Jindal Takes Case for Income Tax Repeal to New Orleans

Posted: Mar 28, 2013 2:06 PM by Press Release

WESTWEGO – Governor Bobby Jindal addressed the annual Governor’s West Bank Luncheon today in the New Orleans area where he continued to make the case for his plan to eliminate income taxes, abolish over 200 special interest tax loopholes and make Louisiana’s tax code simpler and fairer for Louisiana families and businesses.

Governor Jindal stressed that while Louisiana’s economy is outperforming the southern and national economies, there are too many Louisianians that are unemployed, underemployed or that have left the state to find work. The Governor said that a major obstacle to helping more Louisianians find work and growing the economy is Louisiana’s tax code, which he called complex, unstable and unfair.

Governor Jindal said, “Our tax code is complex, unstable and unfair. If you have a lobbyist and a lawyer, you can find a loophole in the tax code. Families don’t have lobbyists in Baton Rouge and they aren’t getting a fair shake in the current system. We need a system where special interest groups are no longer able to rig the system. The tax code is riddled with exemptions and overly complex, which is hurting our ability to get more business investment and create more jobs for our people.

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