A ballot measure in front of Missouri voters next month could further expand the state’s disparity of individual taxes when compared to its neighbor across the Mississippi River, Illinois.
The measure, which will be present on ballots in the state’s primary election Aug. 4, proposes an amendment to the Missouri Constitution that would phase out income tax entirely.
Andrew Wilford, director of state policy at the National Taxpayers Union Foundation, explained the ballot measure would allow the state legislature to eliminate income tax by raising other revenue sources, such as an increase to sales tax.
Bryce Hill, senior director of fiscal and economic analysis for the Illinois Policy Institute, noted there’s a larger trend, and Missouri is following other states’ lead.
According to YouGov polling, the ballot measure could just narrowly pass, if the electorate votes along the lines of their findings.
Story from Illinois Radio Network
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