JACKSON -- Lt. Gov. Tate Reeves' $382 million tax-cut proposal was big, until fellow Republican House Speaker Philip Gunn rolled out his own $1.7 billion plan to eliminate Mississippi's personal income tax.
The Senate voted 38-9 Tuesday for Reeves' plan to phase out Mississippi's business franchise tax over 10 years and reduce some income taxes, with Reeves calling Senate Bill 2839 a "responsible plan that provides meaningful tax relief."
The step toward a long-held goal of the business commun
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