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h 28,1991 -Itsin sup- Vavlinsky, Minister of and Rusla r deputy arliament. 1 is the last ng a politi- fluence. ! Marshal he former ief of staff, iti-socialist st be re- " declared id the con- nally tele- calling for te resigna- echoed by monstators ?ets March re active in ^iven times, pressure on hortstopfor im, will take >f president n begins in ositive mes children is n it comes dren look to it to a movie ;/' Hoffman | e status or how society iming from would si said. "But from some- such as an nessage bet- in contad- nvolved car 280. test trying to in icse culture anguages inars in co- panese con- or: iDAR &M b: ;44 5th r Questions Thursday, March 28,1991 The Battalion Page 13 School finance implications Businessmen say bill's defeat leaves tax picture uncertain DALLAS (AP) — The House's rejection of a school finance plan adds more confusion to the pros pect of tax reform in Texas, busi ness leaders said Wednesday. "It leaves a great air of uncer tainty as to what's going on and what's going to go on," said Bill Allaway, executive vice presi dent or the business-supported Texas Association of Taxpayers. "I don't know how you even as sess what's going to happen next." The Texas Supreme Court or dered a school finance reform plan from the Legislature by April 1. The Senate approved a $13.9 billion plan Tuesday night but it was rejected 87-63 in the House Wednesday, throwing into question the state's ability to meet the court-ordered deadline. Texas businesses have been bracing for a new tax bill to meet the costs of equitable access to ublic education and a projected bUlion deficit in the state bud- □ Texas House defeats finance bill/Page 1 Some view a tax bill as an op portunity to push for changes in the size of business' tax burden and range of businesses who shoulder it. Texas' property, franchise and sales taxes do not reach the fast- growing service part of the state's economy. They rely in stead on capital-intensive indus tries such as energy. In addition, Texas businesses pay more than 60 percent of the state tax burden, twice the na tional average. "Any relief that business can get from that kind of intensity I think would be welcome," said Sander Shapiro, an Austin attor ney who specializes in state tax law. "We have called for a complete tax restructuring," Alla way said. The association's board will meet Thursday to consider a commit tee's recommendation to sup port income taxes. Tax reform and the state bud get are likely to be the chief top ics during a special session of the Legislature expected in July. In addition to the outcome of school finance reform, two re ports due in July will shape much of the debate. One is from Comptroller John Sharp on audits of state agencies and recommended spending cuts. The other, from the Select Committee on Tax Equity, sizes up Texas' tax structure. "It's in business' best interest, and therefore in people's best in terest, to be pro-active in this whole restructuring area," said Dan Cook, a Dallas businessman who is a member of the Select Committee on Tax Equity and chaired it from 1987 to 1989. Businesses pass tax costs to consumers in the form of higher prices, creating "hidden taxes" for most Texans, Cook said. "People ought to know what taxes they're paying and why they're paying them," he said. Business leaders said they want to see the Legislature con trol spending before raising taxes. "The debate on an income tax is important but it is not timely until we first address the critical issue of controlling the rate of growth in government spen ding," said Brad Gahm, vice president for government affairs of the Texas Association of Busi ness. "What we have is a spending problem," said Scott McLaugh lin, president of Saunders Co., a plumbing wholesaler in Big Spring. 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