NESHOBA COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) – Tax reforms took center stage at the Neshoba County Fair on Thursday, August 1.

Governor Tate Reeves (R-Miss.) and House Speaker Jason White (R-Miss.) picked up where other leaders left off on Wednesday. They discussed their legislative priorities for 2025 and pushed for some form of tax reforms in the state.

Reeves still wants to pursue the elimination of state income taxes. White said lawmakers will consider that and other options.

“The House is looking for ways to actually cut taxes, to actually reward work, not tax it. This select committee, which Chairman Bounds is a co-chair of that committee, will look at our grocery tax, as well, and figure out a path forward to at least cut it in half and reduce the burden on Mississippians when they go through the checkout line in your grocery store. And yes, let me add to that. We want to accelerate our pathway to finally eliminating the personal income tax in Mississippi,” said White.

“In 2019, I talked about tax cuts and then working together. We delivered the largest tax cut in Mississippi history. Over $500 million returned to you every single year for the taxpayers of our state. That’s more money in your wallet, because I believe that you know better how to spend your money than any governmental entity ever will. And we need to continue to work to eliminate the income tax in Mississippi,” said Reeves.