▁after ▁July ▁ 1 ▁unless ▁they ▁had ▁individually ▁requested ▁that ▁their ▁employ ers ▁adjust ▁their ▁tax ▁sched ules ▁prior ▁to ▁July . ▁The ▁repe al ▁of ▁St elly ▁could ▁cost ▁the ▁state ▁tre as ury ▁some ▁$ 3 5 8 ▁million ▁in ▁tax es ▁for ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 9 - 2 0 1 0 ▁fis cal ▁year ▁and ▁somewhat ▁less ▁for ▁each ▁year ▁there after . ▁ ▁St elly ▁def enders ▁The ▁La f ay ette ▁Daily ▁Ad vert iser ▁in ▁La f ay ette , ▁which ▁supported ▁the ▁St elly ▁Plan , ▁described ▁the ▁measure ▁as ▁a ▁" sens ible ▁fis cal ▁measure ▁. ▁. ▁. ▁developed ▁essentially ▁to ▁make ▁income ▁tax es , ▁instead ▁of ▁sales ▁tax es , ▁the ▁primary ▁fund ing ▁mechanism ▁for ▁government ." ▁ ▁The ▁Public ▁Affairs ▁Research ▁Council , ▁a ▁business ▁think - t ank , ▁said ▁that ▁the ▁loss ▁of ▁income ▁tax ▁reven ues ▁would ▁make ▁Louisiana ▁more ▁reli ant ▁on ▁less ▁stable ▁pet role um ▁and ▁natural ▁gas ▁reven ues ▁and ▁creates ▁the ▁potential ▁for ▁a ▁res umption ▁of ▁the ▁" bo om - and - b ust ▁cycle ". ▁ ▁The ▁Bat on ▁Rou ge ▁Mor ning ▁Adv oc ate ▁editor ial ly ▁opposed ▁the ▁St elly ▁Plan ▁repe al , ▁which ▁it ▁determined ▁reflect s ▁legisl ators ▁yield ing ▁to ▁pressure ▁from ▁higher - in come ▁tax pay ers . ▁The ▁newspaper ▁question ed ▁the ▁repe al ▁of ▁a ▁progress ive ▁income - tax - for ▁sales - tax ▁swap