by Adam Daigle | Acadiana business editor Good morning, Acadiana business news readers. Let's get down to the business news of the day. Eliminating the state’s personal income tax is expected to be a significant topic of discussion at the Legislature’s upcoming session, an official with the Louisiana Business and Industry said. Beverly Haydel, lead consultant for LABI’s LA23 intiative, said the issue along with further attempts to centralize sales tax collection throughout the state would be the most important tax policy issue for the business community in the upcoming session, which starts next month. Haydel, one of three panelists speaking at One Acadiana’s LABI legislative outlook event this morning this morning, said the income tax issue is something that won’t happen this year but discussions could set the stage for action in coming year. “I do think you will see a robust discussion around that topic and different options for getting there,” Haydel said. You can read the full story here. Have a great day. |