West Virginia’s personal income tax to drop by 4% next year, Gov. Justice says
Associated PressCHARLESTON, W.Va. — West Virginians will see their personal income taxes drop by 4% in the new year, Gov. Justice has stressed that he wants to see the personal income tax eliminated to promote economic growth in one of the nation’s poorest states, and he has tried repeatedly to persuade state lawmakers to cut the tax completely. “We all know, at the end of the day, getting rid of the personal income tax will bring more goodness and more people to our beautiful state.” Justice said last month that he anticipated the income tax dropping by around 4% starting next year, but that he wanted to call lawmakers back to the Capitol for a special session to consider a further cut of 5%. The West Virginia Center On Budget and Policy has urged caution on further tax cuts, saying the personal income tax is the state’s largest source of revenue and that years of flat budgets have meant education and childcare needs have gone unmet.
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