Tax Reform Commission Schedules Public Meetings

{Frankfort, Kentucky}...Governor Steve Beshear's tax reform commission is scheduled to hold its first public meeting at the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet headquarters in Frankfort at 12:30 P.M. Tuesday. The commission was set up to review Kentucky's tax code and recommend changes to better enable the state to withstand economic downturns and to make taxes more equitable for taxpayers. The recommendations are expected by November 15th. Additional meetings have been set for April 10th and May 8th in Frankfort, May 29th in Paducah, June 19th in Bowling Green, July 10th in Louisville, July 24th in Covington, August 7th in Prestonsburg, August 21st in Lexington and September 19th, October 2nd and November 8th in Frankfort.