March 4, 2009

STATEMENT BY GOVERNOR BARBOUR ON HCR 64

“Business owners and employees across the state should know House Democrats today voted to increase taxes on employment; any economist will tell you that’s about the worst thing you can do in a recession. I’m working as hard as I can to create jobs in Mississippi, and increasing taxes on job creation makes it harder to create more jobs.

“I urge the State Senate to reject the House Democrat position because it would require a $16 million a year tax increase on Mississippi employers. It would mean fewer jobs for our working people.”