Taxes & Government Spending
Nevada Policy fights to make sure Nevadans keep more of their hard-earned money by exposing wasteful government spending and promoting low-tax solutions to Nevada’s economic challenges.
Nevada Policy understands that individuals, businesses and consumers are better stewards of their hard-earned money than any politician or government official. Fighting to preserve Nevada’s low-tax environment is key to ensuring every Nevadan has the opportunity to pursue their own financial success.
Recent News
Power plant proposal would hike burden on Nevada ratepayers
Nevada’s electric monopoly, NV Energy, has asked the state Public Utilities Commission to approve a controversial proposal to build a new 706-megawatt natural gas power plant that could cost up to $1 billion. Compared to the alternative of purchasing natural gas power from existing power plants, the marginal cost to ratepayers of NV Energy’s plan for a new power plant would be $115 million in 2020 alone. Building the new power plant would reduce employment by 1,614 jobs, and lower investment in Nevada by $18 million. Electricity rates would increase by 3.2 percent, costing the average consumer each year an additional $31 and the average industrial rate payer $9,970. From 2020-2025, the increased cost to ratepayers will total $604 million.
Sandoval's tax hikes explained
For much of last year, most Nevada business owners and great numbers of employees expressed real concern over the margin tax proposal looming over the state.
How Nevada can finally fix its failing schools
The following is the essay submitted by Ryan Everson as part of his application for the Professor R.S. Nigam & NPRI Freedom Scholarship. Ryan, who will attend Arizona State University this fall, received the scholarship for his outstanding argument for school choice, as well as his many academic and community achievements. To learn more about Ryan and the annual scholarship, please click here.
Death and tax hikes
“In this world nothing can be said to be certain, except death and taxes.” — Benjamin Franklin Had Benjamin Franklin been living in 21st Century Nevada, his famous quote might…