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Gov.Kasich to call for review of Ohio tax breaks
Think tanks clash on tax-break solution
by WKSU's STATEHOUSE CORRESPONDENT BILL COHEN


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Bill Cohen
 
Whether you call them tax loopholes, tax breaks, or tax incentives, there’s a growing push to examine the several billion dollars worth that have mounted up here in Ohio. Three think tanks from across the political spectrum have been calling for a review, and they're glad that Gov. John Kasich has joined in the call. Statehouse correspondent Bill Cohen reports.
Kasich calls for review of Tax Breaks

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Three think tanks from left, right and center disagree on many major economic issues, but they are all coming to an agreement on one issue: Too many tax breaks have built up over the past decades without any administrative review as to whether they have accomplished anything.

The Buckeye Institute, The Center for Community Solutions and The Greater Ohio Policy Center are glad Gov. Kasich has been calling for a review. Kasich wants to kill off some tax breaks so the proceeds could be used to lower Ohio’s graduated income tax.

Although the three institutions agree on the issue and the fact that there is a problem, they’re not all receptive to Kasich’s solution.

“I am encouraged, and I think our two partner organizations are encouraged that the governor intends to put tax loopholes on the table and have a serious look at them,” says John Honeck of the Center for Community Solutions. “What we have agreed upon is the need for evaluation and review. We do not necessarily agree on what to do with the money…but what we are in favor of is an audit.”

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