Government advocates claim Ohioans receptive to tax increase.

• Position: Advocacy & Lobbying

The Campaign to Protect Ohio's Future. a coalition of government service advocacy groups, claims that Ohio voters would support increased taxes to protect government services.

ACCORDING TO THE STUDY:

* Ohio voters would be amenable to tax changes if it meant that government service cuts could be avoided

* Voters favor a "balanced approach" to the state's budget crunch

* State and local taxes were at the bottom of a list of concerns:

** 62%: Economy

** 33%: Education

** 29% Government spending

** 26%: Health care

** 14%: Taxes

MORE SURVEY RESULTS INCLUDE:

* 57% favor a budget proposal that would "roll back" some recent cuts in state income taxes, increase income taxes on those with incomes over $200,000, and increase some business taxes to avoid service cuts

* Most voters said income taxes (57%) and sales taxes (61%) are...