Arkansas Senate panel advances $50M tax cut plan

     (AP) – An Arkansas Senate panel has advanced Gov. Asa

Hutchinson’s $50 million proposal to cut income taxes for more than 600,000

low-income residents.

     The Senate Revenue and Taxation Committee on Wednesday endorsed the Republican

governor’s proposal to cut income taxes for those making less than $21,000 a

year. The legislation would also form a task force to recommend further tax cuts

before the 2019 legislative session.

     Senate Majority Leader Jim Hendren said he’ll bring the proposal before the

full Senate next week. A House panel is expected to take up an identical version

of the bill Thursday.

     Hutchinson had faced resistance from some fellow Republicans who had called

for deeper tax cuts, but at least two critics dropped their competing plans

after the governor proposed the task force.

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