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miDHMOND — Virginia iawnndkers rriak being 'labeled doubledealers .as .they .consider i legislation tto itake back <$111 'million in '.tax 'breaks 'granted ito (retirees during 1 httt.year’s-^pecial-session.
lit \was an1 issue theydid snot; ask ffor;and;an issue they.didnot .want. tButlast ^priLformen Gov.' Gerald. L. fBaliles. called onithe: members of the (General.Assembly: for. aspecial: foirr(day -sessiontto resolve a.flaw 1 in(the State’s pension tax system.
The''March SU.'B. Supreme Court i decision in Mavis iv. ''Michigan ruled itfaat fefiera! ;and -state (retirees 1 must the (taxed .equally. The (ruling iimfpaeted Wiigima aHd ili4 other states '.that taxed (federal retirees while al ! lowing -state retirement benefits to tbe(tax+free. Iln a year of elections to tthe-State’s (three r highest offices. and IWOtseato of House of. Delegates, legislators .were (anxious tto come up \with: a pleasing package.
They (approved legislation (that (granted (tax breaks tto federal and . -State, ipUUic and (private retirees at »cBaSt<ofi$16biinfilion(totthe state in (the next biennium, .flow, facing a (pim budget and revised impact stthtemeitte, ssome. Assembly memtbens<ai£:iH»n$idezing the generous , {pension ilepahiMP .Virginia’s currrent .pexkhan subtzwrtiOTi is lice must general*- (benefit granted tby (the
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