2024 MO Governor's race: on Budget & Economy


Bill Eigel: Cap spending immediately, reduce each year

Reign In Out of Control Spending in Jefferson City: Missouri's budget has grown from $20 billion in 2010 to $49 billion in 2022. We must restore fiscal conservatism. Eigel supports capping spending immediately at current levels and reducing spending each year to bring down reliance on Washington DC and waste in Jefferson City. This overdue restraint will produce significant revenue surpluses that will be used to fund the elimination of personal property and income taxes in the Show Me State.
Source: 2024 Missouri Gubernatorial campaign website BillEigel.com May 24, 2023

Jay Ashcroft: Current state budget unsustainable, would cut in half

He said the state's current budget--$56 billion--is "unsustainable," and that he hopes to return to a number similar to the one Missouri had in 2016, when the budget was $27 billion. As for what a smaller government looks like in his eyes, Ashcroft said he's an advocate of local control in most cases, specifically in education.
Source: KMOX 1120 AM on 2024 Missouri Gubernatorial race Apr 14, 2023

Bill Eigel: Cut spending to allow eliminating income tax

I am the ONLY candidate who will eliminate personal property tax and income tax. You should not have to pay "rent" to the government every December 1st for the "crime" of just owning a car in the form of a personal property tax. 29 other states have already gotten rid of personal property tax, Missouri is going to be the 30th. My plan is to cut the necessary spending at the state level and backfill the local areas to keep them whole. The local areas won't lose a dime. I have been advocating for eliminating the income tax for years. My copycat opponents recently decided to come around to my position just in time for campaign season. As a Senator, I actually passed the largest single year state income tax cut in Missouri history (HB 2540).
Source: Ballotpedia Candidate Connection:2024 Missouri Governor race Aug 8, 2024

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