Meanwhile, the American Family Business Institute, a coalition of family farms and businesses across the country, and Americans for Prosperity-Ohio, are urging lawmakers to stick to the repeal.

"By passing a budget which includes estate tax repeal, the Ohio Senate not only showed political courage, but also a keen sense of the changes Ohio needs to make so that families, businesses and jobs can thrive," said AFP-OH State Director Rebecca Heimlich.

"The Ohio Senate was right to ignore the special interest lobbyists who profit from the estate tax and instead focus on the needs of Ohio's job-creating, small business owners and farmers," added AFBI President Dick Patten. "Ultimately a budget that includes permanent estate tax repeal will make Ohio a friendlier state for family business owners, farmers and investors."

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