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By ANDY GUEST
Rappahannock Newi Contributing Writer
The Governor’s one percent income surtax got out of the Senate Finance Committee last week, and it will probably be in the House by this writing.
As the Republican leader on the House Finance Committee, I expect we’ll have quite a battle there before we see the true face behind the mask on this controversy.
Originally, the Governor had asked the legislature for the authority to permit localities to impose a one percent income tax surcharge on their citizens, primarily he said, to further fund Virginia’s roads transportation plans.
He tried to save himself, however, from being labeled a high-tax governor once again by requiring the localities to put the measure to voter referendum, thereby putting the burden upon local governing bodies to take the heat from their residents rather than himself.
The Senate Committee on the other hand, amended the Governor’s initiative last week by limiting the thrust of the damage to nine Northern Virginia areas including the cities of Fairfax, Alexandria, Falls Church, Manassas and Manassas Park, and the counties of Loudoun, Prince William, Fairfax, and Arlington. It would also require the nine local governing ^bodies to approve the measure before a referendum can be called for.
But unlike the Governor’s proposal, this bill allows the localities to impose a one percent corporate income tax if agreed upon in referendum.
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