To: Governor Brad Little
Increase Funding for Idaho Schools
To the Honorable Ben Ysursa, Secretary of State of Idaho:
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"We the undersigned citizens and qualified electors of the State of Idaho respectfully demand the following proposed law,effective July 1, 2013 to wit:
State Sales Tax Reform Initiative
AN INITIATIVE RELATING TO TAXATION; ELIMINATING TEN (10) EXEMPTIONS (BROADCAST EQUIPMENT, COMMERCIAL AIRCRAFT, RAILROAD ROLLING STOCK AND MANUFACTURING, DRIVER'S EDUCATION AUTOMOBILES, TRADE-IN VALUE, SKI LIFTS AND SNOW GROOMING EQUIPMENT, HEATING MATERIALS, UTILITY SALES, PRECIOUS METAL BULLION, AND TELECOMMONICATION EQUIPMENT). MAINTAINING THE EXEMPTIONS OF MEDICAL SERVICES; EXTENDING THE SALES AND USE OF TAX TO NINE (9) CATEGORIES OF SERVICES (PROFESSIONAL, PERSONAL, BUSINESS, CONSTRUCTION, TRANSPORTATION, REPAIRS, LOTTERY AND PARIMUTUAL BETTING, MEDIA MEASUREMENT AND MISCELLENEOUS SERVICES; EXTENDING THE SALES AND USE TAX TO CERTAIN MOTOR VEHICLE PURCHASES; SALES THROUGH VENDING MACHINES AND SALES BY OUTFITTERS AND GUIDES. REDUCING THE SALES TAX RATE FROM 6% TO 5%
Be it enacted by the people of the State of Idaho that sections of Idaho Code be amended to read as indicated on State Sales Tax Reform Initiative located below:
http://www.sutinidaho.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/STATESALESTAXREFORMINITIATIVEA.pdf
Why is this important?
Idaho cannot afford to wait another year to reverse the severe deterioration of its educational and human services infrastructure. This initiative may provide our legislators with the incentive to address this crisis in the 2012 session! The petition needs 47,432 signatures before April 30, 2012.
Once we permit the mass termination of personnel and other degradation of our institutions, we impose a loss of educational opportunity upon a generation of our children and we plunge our institutions into an abyss from which they will not emerge for many years.
Stop Unequal Taxation in Idaho, LLC, now announces the launching of a drive to form an Idaho Citizens Coalition to promote a Ballot Initiative for the November 2012 election. This Ballot Initiative will:
-Eliminate inappropriate and unjustifiable exemptions from the Sales Tax
-Reduce the Sales Tax rate from 6% to 5%
-Produce a net revenue increase of approximately $371 Million
Get Informed and Take Action!
47,432 signatures are needed by April 30, 2012
Go to http://www.sutinidaho.org/ for more information!