Senate Republicans Want to Scrap Sales Tax Proposals Friday May 02, 2003 6:50am How Concered Are You About Catching SARS?  Very Concerned  Somewhat Concerned  Not Concerned At All disclaimer  |  results  |  more polls ___  ABC News 4 Interact  ___    • Signup for eNews Alerts    • ABC News 4 Pulse Poll    • Whats Your Opinion?    • Printable Version    • E-Mail This Story Columbia (AP) - Some Republican senators say they want to scrap tax proposals approved two weeks ago by the Senate Finance Committee.  Members of the Republican Caucus say today the tax proposals are not good for the state.  Senate Finance Committee Chairman Hugh Leatherman says the tax proposals could have an adverse affect on the state's already-struggling economy and hurt economic development.  It's not clear now what plan the Senate will take up when it begins debating the state's five-point-two billion dollar budget next week.  The Finance Committee's plan included tax increases and the elimination of some tax breaks.  It proposed raising the sales tax cap on cars from 300 to 25-hundred dollars and eliminating food tax exemptions for people 85 and older.  Democratic Senator John Land, of Manning, says the Republicans took heat from the automobile industry. » Find More Articles Related To This One » Search The Internet For More On This Topic Copyright 2003 by The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.

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