Jindal Forced to Pull Tax Plan

“After months of pushing a dramatic proposal to swap the state’s income and corporate taxes in favor of higher, broader sales tax, Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal (R) is shelving his proposal,” the New Orleans Times-Picayune reports.

“In a speech opening the 2013 legislative session, Jindal is telling lawmakers that he is taking his plan off the table even as he said he will not ‘pout’ or ‘take his ball and go home,’ instead asking lawmakers to develop and pass their own version of a plan to phase out the state’s income tax, according to a copy of the governor’s prepared remarks.”

Jindal’s approval has plummeted in Louisiana since he announced his tax plan.