Ballard promised to repeal the 2007 local option income tax increase.

FACT:       After over three years of demonstrating clear control over the City-County Council agenda and final votes, Mayor Ballard has relied on additional tax revenue to fund basic operations and has not repealed the 2007 income tax increase.  It is for this increase that he so vehemently attacked former Mayor Bart Peterson and which, by many accounts, swept Mayor Peterson out of office.

Candidate Ballard called on Mayor Peterson to reconsider income tax increase.  2007 Ballard Campaign Website News - Ballard Calls for measures to ease the burden of Marion County property tax increases

Mayor Ballard in 2008 committed to work to repeal income tax increase. Indianapolis Star, April 10, 2008

He just never got around to it.