AL Special Session to fill Budget Shortfall. 7 Republican Supported Revenue Sources.

Alabama has a $200 million shortfall in its general revenue and its forced the legislature into special session, twice. $200 million? In Texas, that could be a rounding error, to the rest of the world- its “kinda a big deal.”

A Republican Governor, who signed the Grover Norquist Pledge, is proposing to generate revenue. Surprise! The Governor wants to cover a revenue shortfall with new revenue. Here’s the proposed tax sources:

• 25-cent-per-pack cigarette tax, and new taxes on vapes and e-cigs.
• raise the car rental tax from 1.5 to 2 percent
• raise the car title fee from $15 to $28
• raise the business privilege tax
• eliminate the state deduction for FICA taxes
• eliminate the deduction, relied on by small business, for the federal payroll tax paid
• increase taxes on nursing homes

​Americans for Tax Reform: AL Gov. Bently Proposes More Tax Hikes in 2nd Special Session