Building a Better Climate for Construction and Development.
Gross Receipts Tax Campaign
Below are some materials to use in fighting the proposed Gross Receipts Tax.
The most important thing you can do is to call or visit your legislator, and to encourage your employees to do the same. A personal contact will have far more impact than any other action.
- You are an employer, and you provide [rough number] of high-paying skilled jobs. You pay a good wage, and you provide benefits.
- Describe your business in a sentence or two.
- The proposed GRT and payroll tax would cost you $[rough estimate]. [calculator]
- Indicate what impact this would have on your operations.
- Indicate how many jobs would be lost, and how many families would be impacted.
- If you are considering leaving the state, indicate why that would be attractive.
- Urge strong opposition to the tax proposals.
- If you or your employees are in a legislator’s district, emphasize this.
- You’ve worked hard and played by the rules; you’ve paid plenty of taxes and created jobs; this tax penalizes you for your success, and jeopardizes your business and your employees.
Download detailed reasons why the GRT is bad for the construction industry (PDF)
A bill to reinstate this law was reintroduced in Springfield this spring, but it was never called for a floor vote.
Thanks to all of you who voiced your opposition to your legislators!
