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House Appropriations Committee approves House GOP tax plan
Rep. Gary Mohr
Early this morning, an Iowa House committee approved a bill containing a series of tax changes, but Republican Representative Gary Mohr of Bettendorf acknowledges it may not include all the tax changes Senate Republicans want.
“As far as I know, it’s in its final form,” said Mohr, who is chairman of the House Appropriations Committee, “but at this stage of the session, I don’t take that to the bank.”
Senate Republicans voted in early April to use state tax dollars, rather than local property taxes, to finance the state’s mental health system. House Republicans have so far resisted and the proposal is not included in the tax bill that cleared the House Appropriations Committee today. House Speaker Pat Grassley says there are technical questions to figure out before the state takes over another social program.