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January 4, 2008

‘Tax swap’ could get shelved in Legislature

The Clarion-Ledger, 1/4/8 With a newly appointed committee studying the state’s tax structure, some believe legislation calling for an increase in the state’s cigarette tax while decreasing the grocery tax will be set aside this session. Others, skeptical about why the study wasn’t commissioned years ago, say they’ll continue to push the so-called “tax swap”…
News  |  Magnolia Tribune  • 
January 4, 2008

Barbour unveils health insurance plan, tax study

The Sun Herald, 1/3/8 Gov. Haley Barbour said Thursday he will propose a Mississippi health insurance exchange for small businesses during the upcoming legislative session. Meeting with reporters, the governor also called for a comprehensive study of Mississippi’s tax system and said Leland Speed, former director of the Mississippi Development Authority, would lead the study…