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Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jul 11, 1947

Page

6

Iowa tax surplus projection for 1949 legislature

Des Moines July 10 The Iowa Taxpayers Association projects that if state tax yields continue as in the past two years the 1949 legislature could face a surplus exceeding 72 million dollars compared with about 63 million in the last session. Joe L L Long, the group’s executive secretary, notes the figures are not estimates but calculations based on official records.

Des Moines General Assembly Iowa Taxpayers Association Joel L. Long Taxpayers Group

Tax policy dispute sparks debate over Iowa revenue

Officials clash over the necessity and amount of income tax increases amid claims of hidden receipts and optimistic deficit projections. The Iowa House critiques a Republican letter arguing budget danger while officials meet to curb spending and reassess the next biennium.

Republican State Central Committee Iowa House

Iowa Tax Projection Faces Two Year Uncertainty

The ITA forecasts show a wide range of outcomes for 1947 to 1949 with receipts buoyed by use tax growth and a higher beer tax while federal tax changes could boost state income tax. Expenditures are slated to rise, leaving a projected end balance of about 72.4 million. The doubling of the income tax rate shapes political debate as Governor Blue weighs a special session.

Iowa ITA Leo Howe Robert D. Blue

Turkey production and farmer income rise since the 1930s

Turkey output over the last three years averaged nearly three times the level of the early 1930s, and income to farmers from turkey farming rose to five to six times higher.

Turkey

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