05/15/2007
With the primary election in Kentucky just a week away, candidates for governor went on the record in favor of reducing taxes in an effort support the state's businesses. Five candidates have committed to repeal the state's alternative minimum tax, enacted as part of the 2005 Tax Modernization Act.
Some candidates maintained the state could afford to enact tax cuts by reducing wasteful spending and legalizing casino gambling. A proposal to fund more road and bridge construction by raising the state's gasoline tax by 5 cents is favored by Lexington attorney Gatewood Galbraith. Louisville businessman Bruce Lunsford advocated using increased cigarette taxes to pay for health-care costs, and Paducah businessman Billy Harper touted his pledge not to raise any taxes if elected governor.
Read more about the position of the candidates in the Louisville Courier-Journal
