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highly effective and respected lobbyist who reportedly has been retained by the state’s horse industry to lobby for a pari-mutuel bill.
If it's a good bill, similar to legislation he sponsored in 1978, Guest said he would again strongly support parimutuel betting.
“It’s good for the horse industry. It’s good for the travel industry. It will keep Virginia dollars in Virginia. It's good for farming. If horse farms are economically viable, they won’t go under to development pressures," he maintained.
Land Use
In the area of land use. Guest said he expects the General Assembly to show an interest in extending the rollback period for land taken out of a land use program.
Currently, the state has a five-year roll-back tax (the difference between fair market value and use value taxes) which becomes due
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