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Nebraska Governor Pete Ricketts: Tax Cuts Needed to Stay Competitive

Nebraska Governor Pete Ricketts: Tax Cuts Needed to Stay Competitive

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Nebraska Governor Pete Ricketts says possible tax cuts top his list of priorities for the 2016 legislative session.
Ricketts claims the Nebraska tax structure hampers its economic growth. . ….

Ricketts declines to be specific about what his administration might propose to the legislature next year…

Ricketts says the Tax Foundation reports Nebraska has the 12th highest property taxes among the states and ranks 26th on income taxes with an overall business tax climate that ranks 29th.
Ricketts claims that’s not competitive.

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