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| Va. governor proposes sentencing change |
| By The Culpeper Star-Exponent |
| Published: 12/17/2008 |
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VIRGINIA - Gov. Timothy M. Kaine this morning rolled out details of Virginia’s hard-times budget, which the Democrat proposes balancing with higher taxes on cigarettes. Kaine, heading into the final year of a term characterized by a down economy, said doubling the tobacco tax from 30 cents to 60 cents per pack is a relatively easy way to help close a $2.9 billion hole in the two-year $77 billion budget. Kaine says revenues from a higher cigarette tax—about $160 million—could offset rising costs of the Medicaid health program for the poor and aged. The tax, which Republicans say unfairly hits Richmond-based tobacco giant Philip Morris USA, is part of a budget-balancing plan that includes spending cuts, a nearly $500 million drawdown from the state’s “rainy-day fund” and an additional 531 layoffs. Read more. If link has expired, check the website of the article's original news source. |
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