An income tax cut heralded by the governor will cost state coffers hundreds of million less than an independent projection indicated, the Governor’s Office said Thursday. Meyer Siegfried, a spokesman for Gov.

Gov. Kevin Stitt pushes for a half-point income tax cut, but legislative backing will determine if Oklahoma moves toward full elimination.

Even as legislators prepare to return to the Capitol with less to spend, Gov. Kevin Stitt announced that he plans to urge them to further “protect Oklahoma