密苏里共和党人建议取消所得税,代之以更高的销售税,这需要选民批准。 Missouri Republicans propose eliminating income tax and replacing it with a higher sales tax, requiring voter approval.

密苏里共和党正在推行一项取消国家所得税的提案, 并代之以更广泛的销售税, Missouri Republicans are pushing a proposal to eliminate the state’s income tax and replace it with a broader sales tax, following a party-line committee vote. 计划,得到政府的支持。 The plan, backed by Gov. Mike Kehoe和众议院议长琼恩·帕特森(Jon Patterson)将把销售税扩大到包括汽油在内的所有商品和服务,并随着时间的推移逐步取消所得税,将最高税率降至1.4%。 Mike Kehoe and House Speaker Jon Patterson, would expand the sales tax to all goods and services, including gasoline, and phase out the income tax over time, reducing the top rate to 1.4%. 为了取代损失的收入——2025财政年度约为134亿美元——销售税可能提高到近13%,燃料税收入可以免税。 To replace lost revenue—about $13.4 billion in fiscal year 2025—the sales tax could rise to nearly 13%, with exemptions for fuel tax revenue. 这项措施要求在8月或11月得到选民批准,并面临民主党对倒退影响和预算不稳定的关切的反对意见。 The measure requires voter approval in August or November and faces Democratic opposition over concerns about regressive impacts and budget instability. 共和党人认为这会提高竞争力和简化税收。 Republicans argue it would boost competitiveness and simplify taxation.