BILLS WE SUPPORT

MO Tax Relief Now focuses on tax cuts we call "kitchen table" issues. You know what we're talking about. When inflation causes your cost of living to go up faster than your check, you're talking about it at the kitchen table to figure out how to make more money, cut back on your spending, or Heaven forbid, which bills not to pay. We think local, county and the state government, utilities, and the taxing authorities need to cut back on their expenses so they can cut our our taxes, just like our families cut back on our expenses.

 

Your most expensive tax is your state income tax

 

This year we're hyper-focused on passing a bill that will put a Constitutional Amendment on the ballot in November, 2026 to eliminate the state's 4.7% income tax and the capital gains tax. Think about it, you won't have to file a state income tax form ever again. You'll have that money to save, make purchases your family needs, or pay bills you haven't been able to pay. You'll have more money in your  pocket.

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Ever since we introduced and pledged our support for a 0% income tax on June 25, 2024 with Representative Ben Keathley and Governor-candidate Jay Ashcroft, our coalition of support has grown in size and stature. Even Governor-elect Mike Kehoe expressed his commitment in his State of the State speech to eliminate the state's income tax. Seven state legislators (Representative Ben Keathley, Representative Bishop Davidson, Senator Ben Brown, Senator Nick Schroer, Senator Curtis Trent, Senator Jill Carter, Senator Brad Hudson, and Senator Adam Schnelting) have all filed the same 0% income tax bill to show solidarity and demonstrate the level of support there is in both chambers to pass the 0% income tax legislation this session.

 

The Zero Income Tax bill has accompanying legislation that will reduce the sales tax from 4.25% to a flat 4% tax. We are also receiving national support from groups like Grover Norquist's Americans for Tax Reform, American Legislative Exchange Council, Americans For Prosperity, Steve Moore's Unleash Prosperity Hotline, and Missouri's Show Me Institute. All of these organizations have helped the legislators who support 0% income tax craft the most precise and effective method of implementing a zero income tax so Missouri can become a national leader in tax relief.

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We are also supporting a variety of bills this session that will limit increases to your real property taxes, local taxes, personal property, removing grocery sales taxes from food which qualify for the SNAP program, and limit the amount of utility rate increases.

 

Your kitchen table challenges

Inflation is fueled by the federal government when it prints more money and puts it into the market. It's time to take away the government's check book, and limit its ability to print money. In Missouri, we need to keep the budget in check. It's doubled in size during the past 10 years. Here is the impact of inflation on your kitchen table. Our 0% income tax bill puts a cap on state spending and revenue.

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Price of groceries has gone up 25% between January 2020 and October 2023*

*Bloomberg Economics and Businessweek, Pikert, Haque, November 27, 2023

 

When egg prices go up 250%*,

your sales tax go up 250%.

*Federal Bank of St. Louis, March 2023

 

When the price of milk goes up 20%*,

your sales tax go up 20%.

*Federal Bank of St. Louis, March 2023

 

When the price of bread goes up 30%*,

your sales tax go up 30%.

*Federal Bank of St. Louis, March 2023

 

Missouri charges 1.225% and local sales taxes can exceed 8%*

*Kiplinger, Washington, October 30, 2023 

 

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