Tax Increases

ST. FRANCISVILLE, La. (AP) — The West Feliciana Parish Police Jury has turned down opportunities to increase three property taxes to take advantage of higher assessments this year. The police jury revisited its property taxes Monday because assessors across Louisiana were required this year to reassess property values...

Politico is reporting that Republicans may be willing to agree to tax increases.  Representative Jeb Hensarling said on Sunday on CNN's State of the Union, “We believe that frankly increasing tax revenues could hurt the economy, but within the context of bipartisan negotiations with Democrats, clearly they are a reality...

Governor Bobby Jindal opens a fiscal legislative session by railing against tax increases.

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Representative Charles W. Boustany, Jr., (R-Southwest Louisiana), voted on Thursday for the extension of the Bush era tax cuts, thus preventing one of the largest tax increases on American families and businesses in history.  The bill was signed into law on Friday by President Obama.

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Representative Charles W. Boustany, Jr., (R-Southwest Louisiana), today made the following remarks on the House floor in support of H.R. 4853, the Middle Class Tax Relief Act of 2010.