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don’t know the details, but he indicated it would go back to the taxpayers. ”
But some lawmakers expect a tussle over questions of equity: How should the unanticipated revenue be distributed, and who should get it?
Lt. Gov. L. Douglas Wilder wants the extra revenue to go to the poor and the elderly in the form of a tax credit to help offset last year’s salestax increase.
Since the lieutenant governor can’t introduce legislation, Lt. Gov. Wilder will have to get a senator or delegate to sponsor his proposal.
Senate minority leader William A. Truban (R-Fauquier/Clarke/Shanandoah/Warren) said the General Assembly will give the $180 million “back to the people ’—where it belongs.”
But he added that he thinks corporations also should get some tax relief.
Del. Kenneth B. Rollins (R-Loudoun/Fauquier) thinks there’s “some merit” to the Wilder proposal, but said he would prefer the income-tax rates be adjusted so that “every taxpayer benefits.”
Del. Robert T. Andrews (R-Loudoun/Fairfax) seems convinced the money will “get back to the people. I think it’s going to be a question of who gets what.”
But he voiced doubts about the Wilder proposal. “We’ve tried that in the past — to reduce the tax on drugs and food. I’m not so sure that’s going to work. We’ll have to see how things develop.”
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