[fullwidth background_color="" background_image="" background_parallax="none" enable_mobile="no" parallax_speed="0.3" background_repeat="no-repeat" background_position="left top" video_url="" video_aspect_ratio="16:9" video_webm="" video_mp4="" video_ogv="" video_preview_image="" overlay_color="" overlay_opacity="0.5" video_mute="yes" video_loop="yes" fade="no" border_size="0px" border_color="" border_style="" padding_top="20" padding_bottom="20" padding_left="" padding_right="" hundred_percent="no" equal_height_columns="no" hide_on_mobile="no" menu_anchor="" class="" id=""][title size="1" content_align="left" style_type="default" sep_color="#62288f" margin_top="" margin_bottom="" class="" id=""]FREEDOM FOUNDATION RELEASES CONSERVATIVE BUDGET FEATURING $100 MILLION AND $200 MILLION IN TAX RELIEF[/title][/fullwidth][one_half last="no" spacing="yes" center_content="no" hide_on_mobile="no" background_color="" background_image="" background_repeat="no-repeat" background_position="left top" border_position="all" border_size="0px" border_color="" border_style="" padding="" margin_top="" margin_bottom="" animation_type="" animation_direction="" animation_speed="0.1" class="" id=""][fusion_text]Idaho Freedom Foundation President Wayne Hoffman released Wednesday a conservative state budget that features between $100 million and $200 million in tax relief for residents.
“After hiking taxes on Idahoans by $95 million this year, Idahoans deserve at least $100 million in relief next year,” Hoffman said.
The Freedom Foundation’s budget increases state spending by a modest 2.6 percent, phases out Idaho’s single-payer health program, increases spending for schools and provides Education Savings Accounts for special-needs students.
Hoffman said lawmakers have options to provide between $100 million and $200 million in tax relief to struggling Idaho families. He noted, “Legislators can lower the income tax, eliminate taxes on groceries and make further cuts to the personal property tax.”
“In short, the budget we are outlining for you today sets the stage for dramaticreductions in taxes — reductions that are good for Idaho, good for Idahoans and affordable.”
The plan also helps Idaho cut some strings tied to Washington, D.C., money by shifting state funds to cover critical programs now funded by the federal government.
The Idaho Freedom Foundation is Idaho’s only free market think tank and the Gem State’s premiere organization dedicated to limited government, reduced federal dependency and individual liberty.[/fusion_text][/one_half][one_half last="yes" spacing="yes" center_content="no" hide_on_mobile="no" background_color="" background_image="" background_repeat="no-repeat" background_position="left top" border_position="all" border_size="0px" border_color="" border_style="" padding="" margin_top="" margin_bottom="" animation_type="" animation_direction="" animation_speed="0.1" class="" id=""][youtube id="-DddG9Tr3JE" width="600" height="350" autoplay="no" api_params="" class=""][/youtube][/one_half][fullwidth background_color="" background_image="" background_parallax="none" enable_mobile="no" parallax_speed="0.3" background_repeat="no-repeat" background_position="left top" video_url="" video_aspect_ratio="16:9" video_webm="" video_mp4="" video_ogv="" video_preview_image="" overlay_color="" overlay_opacity="0.5" video_mute="yes" video_loop="yes" fade="no" border_size="0px" border_color="" border_style="" padding_top="20" padding_bottom="20" padding_left="" padding_right="" hundred_percent="no" equal_height_columns="no" hide_on_mobile="no" menu_anchor="" class="" id=""][title size="1" content_align="left" style_type="single" sep_color="#62288f" margin_top="" margin_bottom="" class="" id=""]See IFF's conservative budget here[/title][fusion_text]
Use the tabs to see each agency budget written by the Idaho Freedom Foundation.
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