07/07/2009
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Tues: Perdue's "Roadmap"
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Laura Leslie
posted at 2009-07-07 14:12 | Last modified 2009-07-07 14:14
posted at 2009-07-07 14:12 | Last modified 2009-07-07 14:14
Governor Bev Perdue just sent a letter to lawmakers along with this menu of tax changes she says would raise $1.6B.
Some highlights:
- One-year temporary sales tax increase of 1 cent.
- Cigarette tax - 50 cent increase per pack.
- Beer up by 2 cents; wine, 8 cents; liquor, 2%.
- Sales tax would be expanded to cover new services, ranging from cosmetic surgery to car repairs.
- Individual income tax rates would actually fall slightly for all but the very wealthiest.
- The corporate tax rate would fall by an entire percent in 2011.
Check out the whole thing here. It's interesting.
The Gov will be speaking about it at 3:15pm. I'll let you know what she says.
Comments? Drop me a line.
