Kansas Governor Laura Kelly announced yesterday that tax collections for the state were up once again.  Total collections for April exceeded $1.5 billion which was over revised estimates by more than 13% or $178.4 million.

Those numbers include both income and sales tax collections.  Sales tax collections were $245 million, 3.6% more than April of last year.  Individual income tax collections made up the bulk of gains, up 21.2% overestimates at $1 billion.  April corporate tax collections fell slightly below estimates at $141.5 million.

In announcing the tax collection numbers Governor Kelly made another push for her "axe the tax" plan on grocery sales taxes ahead of the gradual phase-out that was passed by the legislature.