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Senate version of state budget would implement flat tax, give $600 million for new Browns stadium
by Ohio.news on Jun 04, 2025
The Ohio Senate has begun considering a revised budget proposal, which includes a flat 2.75% income tax and $600 million for a new Cleveland Browns football stadium. The Senate’s spending plan, an amended version of House Bill 96, includes General Revenue Fund appropriations of roughly $89.7 billion for the biennium, a reduction of nearly $1.8 billion compared to the House-passed plan. In total, the budget is $201 billion for the two years. The Senate’s budget is also less than Republican Gov. Mike DeWine’s proposed executive budget request of more than $219.3 billion over the next two years, one that...