State Senator takes aim at tax credit process - again
As Governor Jay Nixon and Budget Director Linda Luebbering prepared to announce additional budget withholdings ... State Senator Jason Crowell of Cape Girardeau made public a letter he sent to the Governor, all other statewide elected officials, and all members of the General Assembly. He's asking them to consider something he has brought up numerous times in the past - on and off the floor of the Senate - that tax credits be made a part of the appropriations process.
Crowell has been a critic of the tax credit process ... and believes lawmakers should have to stand and say "yes" or "no" to each tax credit proposal. In his letter, Crowell writes:
"Tax credits play a vital role in Missouri’s economical development, but these cannot be an entitlement and should compete for Missouri’s limited amount of resources against basic services provided by the state. By being subject to the appropriations process, the General Assembly will be able to provide greater accountability on how Missouri uses tax credits and have a greater ability to ensure our shared budgetary priorities are preserved."
- Steve Walsh
