Tax and Budget

March 7, 2023 by WVCBP
As Balloons Drop, Governor Celebrates by Signing Tax Cut Bill

West Virginia MetroNews - Gov. Jim Justice celebrated a broad-based tax cut today, signing the bill at the state Culture Center while surrounded by supporters as balloons dropped all around them. Read the full article. State officials have estimated the overall financial impact of the tax bill is $695 million in fiscal 2024 and $817.8 million upon…

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March 7, 2023 by WVCBP
West Virginia Tax Cut Digs Deep into Budget Surplus

Associated Press, US News, WV News, Times West Virginian - West Virginia’s governor signed a bill Tuesday that returns more than $750 million to state residents, including a reduction in the personal income tax. Read the full article. Flanked by lawmakers and state officials, Gov. Jim Justice signed the bill after the House of Delegates…

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March 7, 2023 by Kelly Allen
West Virginia Governor Signs Largest Tax Cut in State History into Law

WOWK, WBOY - Gov. Jim Justice (R-WV) signed the largest tax cut in West Virginia state history into law on Tuesday. Read the full article. Here’s how it will work: Right now, a person making $80,000 per year pays $5,200 in state income tax each year. By slashing income taxes by nearly a quarter, you…

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March 7, 2023 by WVCBP
Governor Signs Largest Tax Cut in W.Va. History

West Virginia Record - Gov. Jim Justice has signed what is being called the largest tax cut in state history. Read the full article. Flanked by state Senate President Craig Blair and House Speaker Roger Hanshaw, Justice signed House Bill 2526 into law March 7 during a ceremony at the Culture Center on the state…

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March 7, 2023 by Kelly Allen
Gov. Justice Signs Sweeping Tax Cut Legislation into Law

WTAP - Governor Jim Justice today signed into law what he calls the largest tax cut in West Virginia history. Read the full article. House Bill 2526 will reduce personal income tax for all West Virginians, provide property tax rebates for business owners and install trigger conditions for other tax cuts in the future that…

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March 7, 2023 by WVCBP
Gov. Jim Justice Signs Bill Creating Largest Tax Cut in West Virginia History

WCHS - Flanked by lawmakers, some of whom he had waged a war of words with over proposed tax reform, West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice signed the largest tax cut in state history that totals more than $750 million. Read the full article. “I sincerely thank Speaker (Roger) Hanshaw and (Senate) President (Craig) Blair –…

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March 7, 2023 by WVCBP
Passage of HB 2526 Fiscally Reckless, Comes at Cost of Years of Needed Investments

For Immediate Release: March 7, 2023 Contact: Renee Alves, (559)-916-5939 Charleston, WV – Rather than utilizing state revenues to create shared prosperity by investing in programs and services that benefit all West Virginians, HB 2526 enacts permanent tax cuts that undermine public investments and further rig our tax system for the wealthy. Nearly two out of every three dollars of…

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March 6, 2023 by Kelly Allen
West Virginia House Agrees to $817.8M Tax Cut Bill

Center Square - The West Virginia House passed a record tax cut on over the weekend that will ultimately have an $817.8 million annual impact, according to a fiscal note on the bill. Read the full article. The bill, which passed the West Virginia Senate a week before, also includes a rebate on the state’s ad valorem…

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March 4, 2023 by WVCBP
Cheers and Jeers

Times West Virginian - Jeers to the GOP Supermajority in the West Virginia Legislature for disregarding the facts and plain, simple history. They listened to anti-tax proponent Grover Norquist to inform how they want to cut the state’s income tax, the same architect behind Kansas’ failed tax cuts of a decade ago. According to research…

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