The Ohio House recently passed a two-year budget (HB 166). It has rightfully earned praise for its solid income tax cut. However, a deeper look reveals some bad policies that went along for the ride. For starters, small businesses face some big changes under the House budget. The plan reduces the amount of […]
Category Archives: Tax Increases
Ohio Legislature Locked in Negotiations As Senate Tries to Stop Big Gas Tax Hike
There is still time for Ohioans to stop a big gas tax increase. A conference committee on Ohio’s biennial transportation budget was unable to reach a consensus on the amount by which the state’s gas tax should be raised last week. Now, the committee is scheduled to reconvene Tuesday, April 2nd. The only major point […]
Stop the Last Second Gas Tax Hike!
Behind closed doors, a major gas tax hike is being put back in the budget. That’s right. After the Senate’s transportation budget cut the tax increase down to just 6-cents, leaving a great opportunity for an offsetting tax cut, House leadership and Governor DeWine have put as much as a 15-cent increase back in. The […]
Risk of Gas Tax Hike Growing in Ohio
The push for a gas tax hike is already building in the new year, threatening to drive up the cost of everyday life for Ohioans. The state’s infrastructure projects budget is running low on cash as $1.5 billion in turnpike bond funding, approved in 2013, has run out. New Governor Mike DeWine is facing pressure from a group […]
County Sales Tax Vote Petitions: Hamilton Beats Tax Hike, Montgomery Falls Short
Incredible news from Hamilton County, as the commission which initially voted for a sales tax hike has now rescinded the increase following the submission of nearly 38,000 signatures from locals demanding a November ballot vote on the issue. The group of citizens, businesses, and officials who have led a petition-gathering effort to stop a sales […]
Let Them Vote! County Residents Fight Sales Tax Hikes
Sign the petition to stop the sales tax hikes in Montgomery County: No New Taxes Without a Voice. UPDATE: The Hamilton County deadline has passed, there is still time to sign, share, or carry for Montgomery County through July 26! Taxpayers in two Ohio counties are standing up against new higher sales taxes that would […]
Cincinnati Budget Includes Six Tax & Fee Hikes
On Monday, the Cincinnati City Council approved a budget that will surely make life in Cincinnati more expensive. The Budget and Finance Committee approved a budget that would cover the $32 million dollar deficit in the city’s general fund. In order to close the deficit, the council approved six(!) tax or fee increases. The taxes […]
Reject the Online Hotel Booking Tax, House Bill 571
June 28, 2018 To: Members of the Ohio House of Representatives From: Ohioans for Tax Reform and Americans for Tax Reform Re: Reject House Bill 571 Dear Representative, On behalf of Ohioans for Tax Reform (OTR), Americans for Tax Reform (ATR), and our supporters across the Buckeye State, we urge you to reject House Bill […]
Policy Matters Ohio Proposes Tax Hikes to Drive High Earners Out, Make Economy Worse
In a study published June 26, 2018, Policy Matters Ohio correctly identified the pressing need for tax reform in Ohio. It cites the fact that Ohio lags in many measures of economic health when compared with other states. Unfortunately, the prescriptions it recommends are precisely the wrong steps to take if a healthy economy in Ohio […]