The Campaign for Rhode Island's Priorities is committed to fighting for an balanced state budget and tax system to ensure we can invest in the public structures that are the foundations of a strong economy.

Rhode Island faces an estimated state budget deficit of $219 million for the current fiscal year, and a projected budget deficit of over $500 million for next year.

The impact of the deficit is felt deeply in our neighborhoods.   Workers are laid off, working families are without health coverage or needed child-care supports, more Rhode Islanders depend on RIte Care, school programs are on the chopping block, community grants that support victims of domestic violence and Meals on Wheels have been cut, and more.

The good news is, there are practical long-term solutions to fix Rhode Island's upside-down tax system, like repealing the "alternative flat tax" and closing the corporate tax loopholes by enacting combined corporate reporting.

The Campaign for Rhode Island's Priorities has been leading the fight in our state to fix our upside-down tax system that relies too heavily on property taxes.  Our over-reliance on property taxes means that the less you earn, the more of your income you pay in state and local taxes, as the graph below from the Institute for Taxation and Economic Policy shows.

You can be a part of fixing Rhode Island's upside-down tax system, and ensure that we can invest in the public structures and institutions that build the foundations for a strong economy!

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The Campaign for Rhode Island's Priorities includes nearly 900 individuals and 50 organizations united by the belief that government has an important role in providing opportunity for every Rhode Islander to work, learn and stay well.