Ducey Plans Big Tax Cuts, Make-Up Summer School Classes

Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey is proposing the largest tax cut in his seven years in office for the coming budget year.

He also wants to using the savings from a pandemic-induced drop in school enrollment to pay for summertime make-up classes for K-12 students who have fallen behind because of virtual learning. The $12.6 billion proposal released Friday is for the budget year that starts July 1. It includes $200 million in cuts to the state income tax that will rise to $600 million in the third year _ the year he leaves office. Ducey Chief of Staff Daniel Scarpinato says Ducey wants taxes cut for all Arizona taxpayers.