Republican governor candidate calls for eliminating New Mexico’s gross receipts tax on retail sales

Duke Rodriguez, a Republican candidate for New Mexico governor wants to eliminate the state’s gross receipts tax on retail sales entirely — and says the state can afford it right now. Rodriguez, a former state cabinet secretary and hospital executive, reiterated the idea during Friday’s Albuquerque Journal Republican gubernatorial debate, arguing the state’s surplus reserves […] The post Republican governor candidate calls for eliminating New Mexico’s gross receipts tax o...