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Virginia car tax end remains a political battleground
The car tax, deeply reviled in Virginia, has a long history of reform attempts. Gilmore’s 1997 pledge to end the tax reshaped state politics, with lasting effects on funding and policy. Today, Spanberger and Earle-Sears pledge to tame or end the levy as lawmakers weigh the political and fiscal hurdles.
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Tax Foundation
Virginia
District of Columbia
Rial
Abigail Spanberger
Earle-Sears
Jim Gilmore
Roanoke
Gilmore
Boyd Marcus
Ray Allen
Steve Horton
Don Beyer
John H. Hager
Richmond
Mark L. Earley
Chesapeake
General Assembly
Beyer
Washington
Commonwealth
Capitol Square
Senate Finance Committee
Mark Warner
Warner
Pittsylvania
Bath County
Auditor of Public Accounts
Spanberger
VML
Virginia Association of Counties
Joe Flores
Flores
House of Congress
Dean Lynch
Waco
Winsome
Abigail