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
At the capital: SB411: School districts want another tax increase for construction
SB411 sponsored by Sen. Debbie Smith, is the perfect example of this. Earlier this year, the Legislature passed an over $3 billion property tax for school construction. The Legislature authorized school districts to impose this property tax increase without getting voter approval despite voters being promised that any extension of the property tax would require a vote of the people.SB411 sponsored by Sen. Debbie Smith, is the perfect example of this. Earlier this year, the Legislature passed an over $3 billion property tax for school construction. The Legislature authorized school districts to impose this property tax increase without getting voter approval despite voters being promised that any extension of the property tax would require a vote of the people.
The economic effects of session 2013's SB123
In the coming years, Nevada residents will come face-to-face with the state’s energy policy as Senate Bill 123 is implemented. The law was passed by the 2013 Legislature and requires NV Energy to shut down its remaining coal-fired power plants by the year 2020. In this analysis, the Beacon Hill Institute at Suffolk University looks into the economic implications of implementing the renewable energy bill. Using its State Tax Analysis Modeling Program — a five-year model programmed to simulate changes in the economy such as taxes and costs — researchers at Beacon Hill were able to estimate the shift in employment, disposable income, energy costs and more that will occur as SB123 is implemented.
Taxpayer cost for PERS balloons to $1.4 billion
The Nevada Public Employee Retirement System likes to boast that over 80 percent of its members’ benefits are funded through investment earnings, suggesting that there is little cost to taxpayers.
At the capital: Multi-billion dollar property tax hike up for a Senate vote Monday
Did you know that Gov. Brian Sandoval has proposed not one, but two multi-billion dollar tax increases over the next 10 years? The first one you know about. It…