Mark Warner on Tax Reform

Democratic VA Governor

2003 tax package raised some taxes & removed low-income tax

The Commonwealth of Opportunity Tax Reform package Governor Warner presented in November 2003 was carefully and responsibly constructed to make Virginia's tax code fairer.

The proposal raised some taxes, including Virginia's lowest-in-the-nation cigarette tax and income taxes on the very highest wage earners. It included a modest increase in the state sales tax, even as it cut the sales tax on food by 1.5 cents and removed 140,000 lower-income Virginians from the tax rolls altogether.

Source: Campaign website, www.markwarner2008.com, "Issues" Mar 9, 2008

Cut taxes for at least 65% of Virginians

Our budget and tax reform plan makes Virginia 's tax system fairer. It does this by lowering the income tax for most Virginians; by finally keeping the promise of the car tax cut and the food tax cut; by ending the estate tax for farms & small businesses and by closing the loopholes that allow many major corporations to avoid paying their fair share. It adds one penny to the sales tax, and it creates a new income tax bracket, affecting less than 8% of upper-income Virginians. Source: State of the Commonwealth address to the General Assembly Jan 14, 2004

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