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Culture  |  Sarah Ulmer  • 
March 14, 2022

House and Senate address opposite chamber’s income tax bills prior to floor deadline

The House makes several concessions on original income tax plan, the Senate makes minor changes including a reverse repealer and a cut to the gas tax for 6 months.  The Mississippi House and Senate are handling each others income tax cut bills in the necessary committee’s today, prior to tomorrow’s floor deadline. House Action On…
Culture  |  Sarah Ulmer  • 
March 14, 2022

Hosemann calls for six-month cut to gas tax in response to rising inflation

The Senate will consider the gas tax cut prior to sending the House income tax bill back. Lt. Governor Delbert Hosemann announced on Monday he is calling for Senators to cut the gas tax for at least six months in response to rising inflation in the state. Mississippi has an 18.4 cent tax on gasoline.…