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Senate GOP: Daniels’ speech should help ‘build
public, political support’ for major tax reforms
Caucus committed to cutting, capping property taxes,
letting voters decide Constitutional amendment
(STATEHOUSE) -- Senate Republican leaders say Gov. Mitch Daniels’ State of the State address should help them continue to build “strong public and political support” needed this session for major property tax reforms to be enacted.
State Sen. Vaneta Becker (R-Evansville) supports the message given by the governor.
“The governor’s speech was very positive and I know that he is committed, as well as I am, to substantially cutting property taxes as well as capping them and implementing other safe guards for taxpayers, including streamlining the tax increment financing process and the bonding process at the local level to save taxpayers property taxes,” Becker said. “Other bills that are going through the process deal with developing and sharing standardized school construction plans as well as shifting the remaining K-12 and child welfare costs from property taxpayers to the state of Indiana. I look forward to the continued debate as we consider all these initiatives in this session of the General Assembly.”
Senate President Pro Tempore David Long (R-Ft. Wayne) said Daniels’ reforms mirror those authored by GOP senators. “The governor has offered an excellent framework and articulated a willingness to build on this as a foundation. Republican senators will continue to work with the administration and colleagues from both chambers and both sides of the aisle to provide lasting relief and reform for Hoosiers.”
- Senators are quickly advancing a series of bills that include:
- Requiring public referendums on costly government projects;
- Developing and sharing standardized school construction plans;
- Controlling local government spending and debt;
- Shifting remaining K-12 and child welfare costs from property taxpayers to the state budget; and
- Streamlining and modernizing assessments at the county level.
Long said lawmakers will continue to work diligently on other issues important to Hoosiers, including the economy and jobs, healthcare, education, illegal immigration and crime.
Sen. Becker represents Senate District 50, which includes portions of Vanderburgh and Warrick counties.
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