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Missouri Ballot Push to Repeal Income Tax Sparks Cost Concerns

5/15/2026

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Missouri lawmakers placed a constitutional amendment on the ballot to repeal the state income tax, with voting in August or November.
Critics warn the repeal could raise sales taxes, burdening low- and middle-income households, with the Institute on Taxation estimating an extra $535 per year for households earning $49,000-$80,000.
Opponents cite Kansas’s 2010s tax cuts, which created a $900 million deficit and forced some school districts to end the year early.

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Missouri lawmakers placed a constitutional amendment on the ballot to repeal the state income tax, with voting in August or November.
Critics warn the repeal could raise sales taxes, burdening low- and middle-income households, with the Institute on Taxation estimating an extra $535 per year for households earning $49,000-$80,000.
Opponents cite Kansas’s 2010s tax cuts, which created a $900 million deficit and forced some school districts to end the year early.