ICYMI: Americans for Tax Reform praised Governor Glenn Youngkin for protecting Virginians from harmful tax increases while signing a “common ground budget” that funds shared, bipartisan priorities.
“When Democrats proposed a $2 billion tax hike, Gov. Youngkin, a taxpayer protection pledge signer stood his ground and made it perfectly clear that he would not sign any budget that included any tax increase,” Americans for Tax Reform writes. “Gov. Youngkin maintained his willingness to work with the Democrat controlled General Assembly and demonstrated that his top priority was the creation of a budget that benefits the people of Virginia.”
LISTEN: Governor @GlennYoungkin joined @LarryOConnor to discuss the big WINS for Virginia in the latest budget:
— No tax increases
— Record education investments
— Record law enforcement investment
— Record behavioral health investments pic.twitter.com/xddaK76vFs— Team Youngkin – Spirit of Virginia (@TeamYoungkin) May 17, 2024
“I had $1 billion of tax relief in my introduced budget. The Democrats came back with $2.6 billion of tax increases, and I said I’m not signing that budget. I just won’t do it,” Youngkin said of the budget negotiations. “I was really pleased that we were able to sign a budget that had no tax increases in it and we were still able to fund record investments into education and law enforcement and behavioral health.”
Americans for Tax Reform called the budget Governor Youngkin signed into law a win for Virginia taxpayers.
“This victory for the taxpayer cannot be understated, as Governor Youngkin and Virginia Republicans like Leaders Gilbert and McDougle worked to stop the General Assembly from further burdening the taxpayer. The success Gov. Youngkin and Virginia Republicans achieved highlights their commitment to Virginians that they would never raise their taxes.”
Click here to read the full piece from Americans for Tax Reform.
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