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Greg Abbott: “Our number one source of revenue in the state of Texas is…”

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Gov. Greg Abbott Unveils Plan To Lower Property Taxes In Texas

Published | Video Starts at 17:30

We got the money to reduce their property taxes right now. Go ahead. So understand two things. Because of the growth we have here, Our number one source of revenue in the state of Texas is our sales tax. With more people coming here, just in the inflation rate alone, all of that increases the sales tax going forward. And that sales tax will increase even more with the more people that come here. (17:30–17:35)

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Asserts that sales tax is the number one source of revenue for Texas.

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