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Barry Erwin, CABL (2013)

The Press Club

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Collection:LPB

Genre: Public Affairs, News, Speech

Place Covered: Louisiana

Copyright Holder: Louisiana Educational Television Authority

Date Issued: 2013-03-04

Duration: 00:28:16

Subjects: BATON ROUGE PRESS CLUB | Erwin, Barry | COUNCIL FOR A BETTER LOUISIANA | Taxes | Tax reform | INCOME TAX | SALES TAX

Contributors:

  • Erwin, Barry Speaker

Description

A speech by Barry Erwin before the Baton Rouge Press Club on March 4, 2013. Erwin is the president of the Council for a Better Louisiana (CABL). He discusses: Louisiana’s current tax structure; how the state ranks in various indexes by the Tax Foundation; ways to make the current tax structure more business friendly; and the factors involved in the proposed elimination of the state income tax in favor of a sales tax.