Tax & Budget
Taking Steps Toward Tax Reform
Louisiana has a highly complex system of personal income tax. Our system includes too many complicated [...]
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The Ginn Economic Brief: U.S. Economic Situation—October 2022
Top Stat: Average hourly earnings (inflation-adjusted) down about 3.0% year-over-year Key Point: The [...]
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Talking Taxes With Tommy Tucker
As the conversation heats up in advance of next year’s legislative session (and statewide elections) [...]
Read moreTax Reform: The Conversation We Need to Have
One of our core beliefs at the Pelican Institute is that a free market leads to greater flourishing and [...]
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Tax Reform Will Bring Opportunity Home
Louisiana has been plagued with demographic woes for years. In 2021, Louisiana ranked fifth in the nation [...]
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Tax Reform Continues
The big theme of the 2021 legislative session was Tax Reform. Voters kicked off the journey to reform by [...]
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Mississippi Moves Forward with Tax Reform
by Brett Kittredge, Empower Mississippi This week, Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves signed the largest tax [...]
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Report Finds Louisiana State Government Most Dependent on Federal Assistance
A WalletHub study has found that Louisiana ranks among the most federally dependent states in the [...]
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Study Finds Louisiana Among Worst States for Taxpayer ROI
Tax Day can be a sore subject for many Americans. A recent study has determined which state’s taxpayers [...]
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