A growing movement to eliminate property taxes in Ohio is gaining momentum, but Gov. Mike DeWine warned reporters Thursday the change could drive up the state sales tax.
“It would just be devastating to all kinds of local government, starting with schools, but also police and fire and children’s services and mental retardation levies,” DeWine said. “All of those would go away and we would be in a huge crisis in the state of Ohio. The sales tax would go up to 17, 18, 19, 20% sales tax in the state of Ohio on products that you buy, so it would just be absolutely devastating.”
The group “Abolish Ohio’s Property Tax” wants to place a constitutional amendment on November’s ballot that would eliminate all property taxes in the state, both residential and commercial…