TOPEKA- A Kansas Senate committee on Friday endorsed a $417 million tax package that would nearly el ...

TOPEKA | Sales taxes and tobacco taxes would go up in Kansas under a plan endorsed Friday by a key Senate panel looking for ways to eliminate the states half-billion-dollar budget deficit. The average Kansas family would pay $266 a year in additional sales taxes if the increase passes. Lawmakers said the proposal is likely to undergo significant changes as it works its way through the ...

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A Kansas Senate committee on Friday endorsed a $417 million tax package that would nearly eliminate an expected shortfall in the 2011 state budget. The Ways and Means Committee's plan, which would increase the state sales and tobacco taxes, heads to the full... Kansas Senate - United States House Committee on Ways and Means - Budget - Tax - United States

Kansas Senate committee finalizes proposal for $417M in tax increases to eliminate budget gap

A Kansas Senate committee on Friday endorsed a $417 million tax package that would nearly eliminate an expected shortfall in the 2011 state budget.

TOPEKA -- New proposals to raise taxes on Kansas businesses have surfaced, but a Senate committee wrestling with the state's budget problems doesn't appear likely to consider imposing a special tax on soda and sugary drinks.

A Kansas lawmaker says a possible tax on sugary drinks probably won't be part of a budget-balancing plan.

A Senate committee has plenty of other ideas for raising revenues, including raising the sales tax and reversing existing tax breaks for businesses.

The Kansas Department of Agriculture has cited several Kansas restaurants for six or more critical health code violations.