By the end of his ten-year tenure, Governor Huckabee was responsible for a 37% higher sales tax in Arkansas, 16% higher motor fuel taxes, and 103% higher cigarette taxes according to Americans for Tax Reform (01/07/07), garnering a lifetime grade of D from the free-market Cato Institute.
Under Governor Huckabee’s watch, state spending increased a 65.3% from 1996 to 2004, three times the rate of inflation (Americans for Tax Reform 01/07/07).