Kentucky's state income tax cuts
Kentucky has lowered its personal income tax from 6% to 3.5%, a change touted as saving the average Kentuckian over $2,000, and the pace of further reductions is set to be a defining fight in the 2027 General Assembly that Kenton County's lawmakers will join.
Should Kentucky continue cutting its state personal income tax?
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Lowered personal income tax from 6% to 3.5%, saving the average Kentuckian over $2,000 per
Positions on this issue · liberal → conservative
- Roll back the cuts and restore higher rates on top earners to fund schools and services.
- Pause further reductions and hold at 3.5% until the effect on state services is clear.
- Continue gradual reductions only when revenue triggers show the state can afford them.
- Keep cutting on a set schedule until the state income tax is fully phased out.
- Eliminate the income tax immediately and replace the revenue with sales taxes and spending cuts.