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Jon Husted: “We were at 7.2% is the highest rate. Now we're at 3.5.”

Featuring: Jon Husted, Republican | Lieutenant Governor of Ohio

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VIDEO_ Face-to-Face with Jon Husted

Published | Video Starts at 12:50

We did a tax reform then that eliminated three business taxes and cut the income tax by 21%. Think about where we were. We were at 7.2% is the highest rate. Now we're at 3.5. And every year we balance the budget and cut the income tax. Balance the budget, cut the income tax. I don't know how long it will take, Jack, but eventually that income tax is going to go away. (12:50–12:56)

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Asserts that Ohio's highest income tax rate decreased from 7.2% to 3.5%.

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