When La. Gov. Bobby Jindal's office first released their ideas for tax reform, officials said the state sales tax would increase from 4 percent to 5.88 percent as the state income tax would be eliminated. Now, make that 6.25 percent.
The Public Affairs Research Council of Louisiana (PAR) and La. Department of Revenue Secretary Tim Barfield, La. Gov. Bobby Jindal's point man on his tax proposal, are at odds over whether the tax swap proposal is revenue neutral, as advertised.