Speak Out: Will McDonnell's Tax Plan Help Virginia?
Governor's five-year, $3.1 billion transportation overhaul aims to fund major road and infrastructure needs. Tell us: Do you think the governor's plan is a sustainable option for road maintenance and new projects?
Virginia residents could see a higher sales tax — and the state could become the first in the country to shed its gas tax — if a transportation plan unveiled by Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell passes the state's General Assembly during its 2013 session. The five-year, $3.1 billion transportation overhaul is the governor's attempt to address some of the state's major road and infrastructure needs in coming years; $14 billion in projects are already underway across Virginia. McDonnell said the 17.5 cent tax on gasoline — which accounts for more than 30 percent of Virginia's transportation revenues — was "dated," blaming inflation and better mileage on the dollar for making it a stagnant funding source. Raising sales tax from 5 to 5.8 percent, …
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Bob Bruhns
8:53 pm on Thursday, November 29, 2012
Taxpayers should have paid attention to the double price of the Dulles Rail / Silver Line project. Those costs are coming home to roost, just as we are falling over the edge of the fiscal cliff. http://www.bruhns.us/civic/DullesRail/Dulles-Rail---Silver-Line-overcost-report---Bruhns.pdf And here comes WMATA, looking for $13.1 billion dollars for its deferred maintenance and capital needs. I … more ›