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Updated: 1:52 PM Nov 20, 2009
West Virginia Lawmakers Tweak Gas Tax, Move to End Session
West Virginia's Legislature has tweaked the state's fuel taxes, but only after a partisan debate over whether motorists will notice any difference at the pumps.
Posted: 12:33 PM Nov 20, 2009Reporter: The Associated Press Email Address: anna.baxter@wsaz.com |
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) -- West Virginia's Legislature has tweaked the state's fuel taxes, but only after a partisan debate over whether motorists will notice any difference at the pumps.
Gov. Joe Manchin proposed the measure in his special session agenda. It would limit changes to part of the tax that varies annually with wholesale gas prices.
The governor's fellow Democrats helped to pass the bill Friday, 64-23.
A number of Republicans spoke against it. They say it amounts to tax increases.
Bill supporters disagreed. They cite how West Virginia's ailing State Road Fund pays for 92 percent of all roads found within its borders, the sixth-largest total nationwide.
A companion bill earmarks $27 million for the state's secondary roads.
The session is expected to end Friday.
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Posted by: mike
on Nov 20, 2009 at 05:21 PM
Lets tweak term limits.
Posted by: Busdriver
on Nov 20, 2009 at 05:12 PM
I hope they are ready to tweak my paycheck this legislative session. This great Obama recovery we are having is about put me in the poor house. Everything goes up but my paycheck. How long has it been since we have had a true pay raise.....1972? I know a guy that was working at Kaiser Aluminum in Jackson County and in 1978 he made $25000.00. A brand new top of the line Buick cost $8000.00. How many of you are making more than 30K per year? It is time to put the working woman and man back on their feet with a decent paycheck. I am going to quit paying stuff like cell phones, TV dish, internet, insurance and tell the whole world to kiss off and then I am going deer hunting.
Posted by: Taxpayer
on Nov 20, 2009 at 02:25 PM
Anytime the politicans tweak anything you can be assured it's not going to benifit anyone but themselves in the end.
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