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Extension System Works to Inform
Alabamians about Upcoming Tax Reform and Accountability Plan
Auburn,
Aug. 15,
2003 ---
Alabamians will go to the polls on Sept. 9 to vote on a historic tax
reform and accountability plan. The outcome of that vote will have
long-term consequences for all Alabamians. In order to educate voters
about the plan, the Alabama Cooperative Extension System is producing
a series of informational satellite videoconferences titled “Proposed
Tax Changes for
Alabama—The
Facts” that will be aired on August 26 and 28. The purpose of these
videoconferences is to educate voters about this plan.
The series will
provide people with information about the contents of the tax reform
and accountability plan, so they will be able to make an informed
choice at the polls. Experts from Extension, Auburn University’s
School of Forestry and Wildlife Sciences and the Auburn University
College of Agriculture will provide an overview of the plan.
The first
videoconference, titled “Session 1: Income Tax, Residential Property
Tax and Accountability,” will air August 26, from noon to 1 p.m. and
will address the impact these proposed new tax measures will have on
income and residential taxes. Accountability provisions outlined in
the proposed plan will also be discussed.
Session 1 will be
re-aired August 28 from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m.
The impact of the
proposed plan on forestry and agricultural property will be the
subject of the second videoconference titled “Session 2: Forest and Ag
Land Property Tax and Accountability.” A segment of the program also
will be devoted to a discussion of the accountability provisions
outlined in the plan. Session 2 will air for the first time August
26, from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. and will be re-aired on August 28, from
noon
to 1 p.m.
All four
telecasts, which are underwritten by Extension, will be downloaded at
County Extension Offices, carried over the Auburn University cable
system Channel 17 at the same times and streamed from the Extension
Web site.
For satellite
coordinates, visiting the following url for complete details: <http://www.aces.edu/department/extcomm/satellite/videoconf.php>.
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