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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Mar 04, 1968
Page
7
The governor's 1968-69 budget outlines expenditures with last year Actual figures, 1967-68 Estimated projections, and the 1968-69 increases. The Rhode Island Public Expenditure Council provides the SOURCE for the Proposed 1968-69 State Budget outlining these figures.
The plan repeals local taxes on intangible property and manufacturing inventories, shifts tax duties to corporations and banks with a 10 percent surtax, and would reimburse cities for over 10 million in lost revenue. An income tax would start January 1, 1969 for half a fiscal year.
A statewide driveOpposes the proposed income tax with more than 2000 signatures collected to date The committee led by Francis Bushell plans seminars and local sessions to educate taxpayers Contact details call for volunteers from Warwick Providence Cranston and other communities The first issue of R L Taxpayers News will reach 241000 homes and supporters fund printing costs through donations and subscriptions
A public appeal urges citizens to act against a stealth income tax push by lawmakers. Three weeks after the budget, readers are urged to pressure representatives through petitions and letter writing to prevent a rapid partisan policy shift.
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