Tax & Budget
Louisiana lawmakers must reform and modernize sales tax code, Pelican Institute and National Taxpayers Union Foundation says
Today, as part of the Pelican Institute’s “A Jobs and Opportunity Agenda for Louisiana,” the organization [...]
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It’s Always Tax Day in Louisiana
April 15th is Tax Day, otherwise known as the day that people hurriedly buy tax preparation software and [...]
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Louisianans Aren’t Getting What they Pay For
As the legislative session gets underway, there are important discussions happening about the two [...]
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REFORM BROKEN TAX SYSTEM TO BRING JOBS AND OPPORTUNITY BACK TO LOUISIANA, PELICAN INSTITUTE SAYS
Every time you turn around, Louisiana earns another not-so-prestigious honor by being listed among the [...]
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Not Another Fiscal Cliff…
“Louisiana is facing a massive fiscal cliff, and we need solutions.” This sentence should sound familiar [...]
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Report Confirms Budget Reform Desperately Needed in Louisiana
By Chris Jacobs The recent news that Louisiana ran a budget surplus of at least $300 million during the [...]
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It’s Decision Time: Maintain the Status Quo or Forge a New Path to Jobs and Opportunity
As of July 1, taxpayers in Louisiana will be paying more than $800 million in additional state taxes than [...]
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Pelican Institute Urges State Lawmakers To Forge New Economic Future in Third Special Session
NEW ORLEANS, La. (June 18, 2018) — The following is a statement from Daniel Erspamer, chief executive [...]
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Study: Proposed Tax Increases Would Kill Jobs, Decrease GDP
Lawmakers in Baton Rouge continue to debate solutions to the so-called “Fiscal Cliff.” The Governor and [...]
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