Posted on 08/12/2004 7:46:51 AM PDT by cogitator
Virginia House Speaker William J. Howell said yesterday he will support efforts to lift the cap on the state's car-tax-relief program in light of a budget surplus he expects could reach as high as $800 million over two years.
Mr. Howell, Stafford County Republican, said the car tax on Virginia drivers is "incredibly unpopular" and "unfair."
"I'd like to be done with the car tax, and I'd like to see the caps come off," Mr. Howell said during a meeting with editors and reporters at The Washington Times. "It's going to be difficult to take the cap off the car tax, because of the makeup of the Senate and because of the governor's veto power, but I think it's something you'll probably see in the House."
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Agreed, as a former Virginia resident the automobile personal property tax was really onerous, especially when I lived in high-tax parts of the state (Fairfax County for a couple of years, and then Henrico County outside Richmond). Let's hope the GOP in Virginia finds their stones and finishes what the previous Governor started.
Now if we could only do that down here in South Carolina, where the car property taxes *and* state income taxes are even higher than they are in Virginia...
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He said he would rather amend the state constitution to abolish the car tax and replace it with a system in which local governments would receive a certain percentage of the income tax raised by the state. "It's not creating any new tax," he said.
This makes more sense than the current structure. If nothing else, it would cut out thousands (if not millions) in administrative costs.
How much do people pay for owning a car?
Sorry, Warner is in office. It's not your money.
Liberals love to spend other peoples money.
Only for 542 more days...and yes, I'm counting them down.
The gangsters at in Virginia's statehouse steal, at the point of a gun, 38 dollars per year for my 1987 Honda Accord.
Cutting out administrative costs is always a good thing when it comes to government spending.
Thank you for the day count - and thank you for doing the counting.
I was aware that there were differences in sales tax between some counties - but I didn't realize there was such a major difference in the car taxes.
We pay a total of $56 for a '93 Olds Silouette and a '96 Ford Escort. We're in Accomack County.
I hope he succeeds - and not from personal greed. I haven’t paid property tax on my ‘83 Camaro in years. It’s listed as a old Chevy Coup and not worth much.
Glad the city doesn’t know just how much it is worth.
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