Kasich's Plan for Tax Cuts and Hikes on Sales, Tobacco




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Summary: 10 amGovernor Kasich recently proposed a budget that includes a 23 percent cut in the state's income tax, and a half-cent increase on sales tax. He's also proposed a dollar-per-pack increase on cigarettes. This hour we'll talk about who benefits and who doesn't from the proposals, and we'll examine the role of taxes as a deterrent to tobacco use.GuestsJoseph Testa, tax commissioner, Ohio Dept of TaxationZach Schiller, research director at Policy Matters OhioShelly Kiser, director of advocacy, American Lung Association of OhioFrank Chaloupka, professor of economics, University of Illinois at Chicago