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Revenue department defends digital license‑plate costs as members ask why plates are mailed
Summary
The Department of Revenue told the budget committee its license‑plate and credentialing requests are driven by increased production and distribution costs tied to the digital-plate program; members asked for fee-flow detail and historical cost comparisons for on‑site pickup versus mailing.
The Kansas Department of Revenue presented its FY2026 revised estimate and FY2027 request to the Committee on General Government Budget, highlighting vehicle‑division spending tied to the state's digital license‑plate program and supplemental requests to cover increased production and distribution costs.
Fiscal analyst Jacob Crespi summarized the agency's budget: an approved FY2025 figure of about $128 million and an agency‑requested total of roughly $137 million for FY2027, an increase the agency attributed primarily to division of…
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