Almost no one likes Louisiana’s tax system. Business advocates say it’s too complicated to navigate, and gaze longingly at states that don’t tax income at all. Progressives say the heavy reliance on sales taxes places an undue burden on lower-income workers. Good-government types from across the political spectrum dislike the myriad exemptions that pick winners
A taxing decision
Voters will decide on two amendments in October that business interests say will have a major impact on simplifying the Louisiana tax code.
