‘We have to balance the budget’: Republicans’ efforts to cut business taxes face roadblocks

BY TYLER BRIDGES | STAFF WRITER

Republican legislators are advancing tax breaks to businesses that would cost the state hundreds of millions of dollars over the next five years – even though Louisiana is facing a major budget gap next year unless Congress decides to provide a massive infusion of cash to states.

Many of the nearly 20 measures pushed by lawmakers run counter to recommendations of a blue-ribbon task force created by the Republican-led … READ FULL STORY HERE >>>