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Lawmakers discuss sales tax for infrastructure

Date: April 16, 2014
By: Christina Turner
State Capitol Bureau

Intro: 
A conservative think tank's spokesperson warned a Senate committee Wednesday that a roads tax will wreck Missouri's economy. KMOX's Christina Santiago has the latest from Jefferson City.
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Wrap: The Senate Transportation Committee heard proposals for a sales tax increase that would pay for road improvements.

Joseph Miller from conservative think-tank Show Me Institute says MoDot's shrinking revenue results from eroded user-targeted taxes.

He says updated gas taxes could fund Missouri's transportation infrastructure.

But Missouri Department of Transportation Director Dave Nichols says a bigger change is needed.

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Description: "We can't afford to be building new, large projects when we don't have enough money right now in our revenue to be able to maintain what we have."
 
 
If the proposals pass the House and Senate, Missouri voters will see them on November ballots.

Reporting from the state Capitol, I'm Christina Santiago.

Intro: 
A social welfare organization's spokesperson warned a Senate committee Wednesday that a roads tax will bankrupt families that are already struggling. KMOX's Christina Santiago has the details.
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OutCue:  SOC

Wrap: The Senate Transportation Committee heard proposals for a sales tax increase that would pay for road improvements.

Missouri Association for Social Welfare's Jeanette Mott Oxford says an increased sales tax will make life harder for families who can barely afford basic necessities.

But Missouri Department of Transportation Director David Nichols says his agency needs the money now.

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Description: "Without the additional revenue, we will see our system in Missouri decline and continue to deteriorate, and unfortunately safety is going to be compromised."

If passed by the House and Senate, Missouri voters will see the proposal on November ballots.

Reporting from the state Capitol, I'm Christina Santiago.