Clements For Govenor 2111 N. Akard Dallas, Texas 75201 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Kerrville, -- Any surplus state money should be used to reduce the sales tax, Gubernatorial candidate Bill Clements said last week. "I think we can reduce taxes," Clements said. "We should be able, with our revenues the highest in history." But, he warned at a luncheon at the Inn of The Hills, state legislators "have carefully planned how to spend every nickel." "I think if you have a surplus on hand, as every sign indicates, any excess should be refunded in a reduced sales tax," Clements said. "That would be a help to every citizen-- not just some special interest group." The Dallas oil well drilling executive said he knows something about trimming budgets as a result of more than 30 years as head of a worldwide operation and four years as administrative head of the Defense Department. "Proper business management can cut taxes for the state," he said. "And that can lead to a surplus on top of the surplus we're accumulating automatically from economic growth." -30- For further information contact Clements' News Director, Clelon Houpt, at 214/748-8482 or 800/492-5570.
