RIPEC: R.I. backslid in tax rankings, but 2022 presents opportunity for reform

Nancy Lavin

January 10, 2022 10:45 pm

Tax rankings — RHODE ISLAND’S corporate tax environment has grown worse according to new national rankings, and the Rhode Island Public Expenditure Council is calling for reform. / COURTESY THE TAX FOUNDATION

PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island has never been considered a national leader for business tax policy, but in recent years its corporate tax environment has grown worse. A recent analysis by the Rhode Island Public Expenditure Council, based on the Tax Foundation’s annual state tax rankings, found the Ocean State backslid in the last three years,…