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He suggests the possibility of expanding the sales tax to include such services as auto repairs and haircuts. He also notes that user charges such as college tuitions, hospital rates and road tolls could be raised.
Del. J. W. “Billy" O'Brien of Virginia Beach says he will introduce a bill in the 1983 legislative session establishing a state lottery.
Beyond the obvious—but( politically explosive—option of a tax hike, money-saving possibilities available to the governor might include a far larger across-the-board spending cut and a freeze on all capital construction.
To underscore the gravity of the situation, Gov. Robb has taken an unprecedented step.
Always in the past, the governor has delivered his State of the Commonwealth address shortly after noon on the General Assembly's opening day. Gov. Robb, however, has requested and received permission from the Speaker of the House to address the 1983 legislature in the evening. His speech will be carried statewide on prime-time television.
He will be, in effect, wielding a verbal two-byfour to get the attention of both the lawmakers and the citizens.
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