Des Moines, Iowa — Several speakers at a public hearing made pleas for additions to the tax plan House Republicans have proposed, while others blasted the bill’s central theme of dramatically reducing the personal income tax rate.
J.D. Davis of the Iowa Association of Business and Industry praised elements of the House plan, but made the pitch for adding a corporate tax cut.
Anna Gray is with the Iowa Natural Heritage Foundation. She urged the inclusion of the sales tax maneuver Republicans in the SENATE have proposed that would finally put money into the Iowa Natural Resources and Outdoor Recreation Fund.
A lobbyist for the Iowa Bankers Association asked House Republicans to include a tax cut for banks that’s in the Senate GOP tax plan. Raymond Phillips of Norwalk argued for a completely different approach. Phillips said his largest expense is the property tax on his home.
Anne Discher of Common Good Iowa told lawmakers Iowa’s tax system is already upside-down, with low and moderate-income Iowans paying more in state and local taxes than Iowans at the top of the income ladder do.
The hearing ended after 22 minutes when the tenth and final person signed up to speak was done.
