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Tax collectors tell Senate committee Act 89-15 implementation stalled by lack of funding; office requests $1.24M to pursue final collections
Summary
The lieutenant governor's tax and collection offices told senators that a mandated action plan under Act 89-15 to pursue outstanding taxes cannot be fully implemented without new funding; tax collector Brent Laird requested about $1,240,000 to staff and run final-collection activities.
The Senate Committee on Budget was told Feb. 18 that a law requiring coordinated collection action on delinquent taxes remains largely unfunded and that the Office of the Lieutenant Governor needs additional money to carry out the plan.
“Without funding, the Office of the Lieutenant Governor is unable to fully implement the plan,” Tax Collector Brent Laird told the committee. Laird said his office had prepared the action plan required under Act 89-15 but that executing final-collection activities would cost about $1,240,000 for…
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