WDTV – The City of Bridgeport invited Kelly Allen from the West Virginia Center on Budget and Policy to talk about Amendment 2 and how it would affect the city if it passed.
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The amendment would authorize the state legislature to exempt certain taxes. Allen explained what these taxes were and how they would change the budget.
“It would carve out 27% or $515 million a year. That’s the business machinery and equipment tax, the business inventory tax, and the personal vehicle tax,” Allen told the council.
