Robert Travis Scott, PAR (2016)
Newsmakers
Details
Collection:LPB
Genre: Speech
Place Covered: Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana
Copyright Holder: Louisiana Educational Television Authority
Date Issued: 2016-06-08
Duration: 00:28:40
Subjects: Rotary Club of Baton Rouge | Scott, Robert Travis | Public Affairs Research Council of Louisiana, Inc. | STATE BUDGET | Taxes
Contributors:
- Scott, Robert Travis Speaker
Description
A speech by Robert Travis Scott before the Baton Rouge Rotary Club on June 8, 2016. Scott is the president of the Public Affairs Research Council of Louisiana (PAR). He discusses: how laws are made; the work of PAR; the reasons for Louisiana’s structural budget deficit, including health care costs, the pension systems’ unfunded accrued liability, and the state support of local governments; taxes, including the corporate franchise tax and sales tax; and his recommendations for stabilizing the state budget.