Budget

February 7, 2023

A Path Forward for Louisiana Tax Policy

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July 15, 2020

Pandemic politics: the 2020 Louisiana Legislature

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The 2020 legislative session had only been underway for a week when the Covid-19 pandemic took hold in Louisiana and sent legislators – many of them newly elected – back home to their districts.Read more...

June 23, 2020

New Tax Breaks Would Worsen Louisiana’s Revenue Shortfalls

The Louisiana Legislature is considering several proposals to cut taxes or expand existing tax breaks during its current special session. All of these bills are aimed at businesses, and were filed based on recommendations from a task force consisting mostly of corporations and their lobbyists. Read more...

May 27, 2020

LBP testimony on HB 846

May 27, 2020

To the Members of the Senate Revenue & Fiscal Affairs Committee, 

My name is Jan Moller, and I’m the executive director of the Louisiana Budget Project, a nonprofit policy research and advocacy organization focused on policies that lift up low- and moderate-income families. Read more...