Republican leaders in the Kansas Legislature had a signing ceremony Tuesday for a “flat tax” bill that was approved by the House and Senate. The bill is on its way to Governor Laura Kelly, who is expected to veto it.
The bill provides for a single income tax rate of 5.25 percent, after exempting the first $6,150 for each filer. It would mean a total tax cut of $1.6 billion over the next three fiscal years.
The plan includes some elements of the bipartisan plan that Governor Kelly presented earlier this month, including an immediate end to the state sales tax on groceries, and an end to the state tax on Social Security.
The governor said in her State of the State Address that she is opposed to a flat tax, saying it only benefits the super wealthy while doing little to nothing for working, middle-class Kansans.
