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Publication Date: January 2004
Publisher: Center on Budget and Policy Priorities (Washington, D.C.)
Author(s): Iris Lav
Research Area:
Keywords: State budgets; State taxes; Economic projections
Type: Report
Abstract:
The Governor’s proposal to expand the base of Iowa’s sales tax to include more business and professional services has drawn fire from some who claim that the expansion would harm businesses and economic growth in the state. Three states, however, have for many years fully taxed services, and evidence from those three states — South Dakota, New Mexico, and Hawaii — call into question the validity of claims of economic harm.