Rhode Island Gov. Donald Carcieri (R) recently signed into law sweeping changes to the state’s individual tax system. The reform reduces the state’s top income tax rate from 9.9% to 5.99%, increases the standard deduction and eliminates the optional flat tax. In this week’s podcast, Governor Carcieri discusses the changes with Joseph Henchman, the Tax Foundation’s Tax Counsel and Director of State Projects. “We’ve been beating this drum for several years now,” Carcieri said of the tax reform plan. Length: 17 minutes, 5 seconds More on Rhode Island. To listen to the podcast: Play the audio above or right-click on the audio file below, and select “Save Target As.” Rhode Island Gov. Donald Carcieri: Tax Reform in the Ocean State, MP3, 7.8 MB Check out past podcast programs here.
