Ohio House To Vote On Budget; Includes Tax Cut, School Funding Changes
The Ohio House will vote on its version of the two-year state budget Wednesday, after it cleared a House committee with all Republicans and two Democrats voting for it. But there are still questions about the changes to the school funding formula in it.
House Finance chair Scott Oelslager (R-Canton) said the budget includes a 2% income tax cut that will cost the state $380 million over two years.
Some critics have suggested that money could be invested in other needs.
But Oelslager said: “We believe philosophically that it's better. The individuals work hard to earn those dollars and they deserve to stay in their pockets. So that's why we're doing it."
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