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Using the Federal Income Tax Cuts to Help Address Kentucky’s Budget Challenge

admin | January 27, 2011

The federal tax compromise passed by Congress in December included extensions to income tax cuts resulting in over $1 billion in tax breaks to the wealthiest 5 percent of Kentuckians in 2011. Making state income tax changes to reinvest just a portion of these breaks in Kentucky could help protect public investments in education, health and other necessities.

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Federal Budget and Tax Law Will Worsen Health and Hardship in Kentucky and Provide More Giveaways to the Wealthy

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Federal Budget and Tax Law Will Worsen Health and Hardship in Kentucky and Provide More Giveaways to the Wealthy

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Trouble Looms If Congress Passes the Buck to the Kentucky State Budget 

Program Cuts and Tariff Costs Will Leave Many Kentucky Families Worse Off, Even with Modest Tax Cuts 

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Program Cuts and Tariff Costs Will Leave Many Kentucky Families Worse Off, Even with Modest Tax Cuts 

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