Group Pushing Tax Change Gets $1.2M
(AP) - A group pushing to replace Missouri's income tax with a broader sales tax says it's received a million-dollar contribution.
The committee Let Voters Decide said Thursday that businessman Rex Sinquefield has donated more than $1.2 million to its effort.
It's the second big donation from Sinquefield, who contributed $1.3 million last fall. Let Voters Decide is working to put the proposal to a statewide vote in November.
It also supports similar measures in the state Legislature.
The group's president, Travis H. Brown, says abolishing the income tax in favor of a broader sales tax would help improve Missouri's economy.
Opponents contend the change would cut state revenue and hurt middle-class and low-income residents.
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