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"The Economics and Politics of Revenue Reform: A Case Study"
James R. Ramsey
Journal of Public Budgeting, Accounting & Financial Management, Fall 2002, pp. 3 95-419.
This paper presents a case study of Governor Paul E. Patton's initiative to reform the tax system in the Commonwealth of Kentucky. The original reform had three major goals: (1) restore revenues that had been cut or that could not be collected, while enhancing general fund elasticity to ensure future revenue growth; (2) provide greater fairness in the tax system; and (3) enhance the economic competitiveness of the state. The first section of the paper outlines the original revenue reform proposal, which was an attempt to modify the following taxes: the individual income tax, the corporate income tax, the state property tax, various consumption taxes, parimutuel taxes, and the road fund. The total package was estimated to raise a ...