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VOL. 10, NO. 7
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DECEMBER 26, 2024
Youngkin Proposes $1.1B Car Tax Relief Fund BY NORMAN K. STYER nstyer@loudounnow.com
During his budget presentation to the General Assembly’s money committee last year Gov. Glenn Youngkin urged lawmakers to eliminate the car tax but offered no specific plan to do so. And nothing happened. This year, the governor wants to put $1.1 billion toward the effort. Several of Youngkin’s proposals for the second year of the commonwealth’s biennial budget focus on using the state’s surplus to reduce taxes. He said that helping Virginians “keep more of their hard-earned money in their pockets is not a Republican idea, it’s not a Democrat idea, it’s just common sense.” “Therefore, let’s give Virginia families relief on the most hated tax in America since the tax on tea - the local car tax,” he said. Youngkin’s proposal would create a Middle Class Car Tax Credit providing up to $150 for individuals earning under $50,000, and $300 for joint tax filers earning under $100,000. He proposed funding the program through its first three years CAR TAX RELIEF continues on page 25
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A train, part of the Silver Line, leaves the Ashburn Metro Station.
County’s Metro Bill Increases with New Formula
BY HANNA PAMPALONI hpampaloni@loudounnow.org
A new funding formula recently adopted by the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority Board will have Loudoun paying 15.5% more a year than
previously owed to support the regional service. The goal of the change is to simplify the formula, provide transparency for jurisdictions to see how service changes impact their subsidies and ensure fairness in the cost relative to services provided.
The region’s localities as well as the state and federal governments, Maryland and Washington, DC, all subsidize the service, which is expected to operate at a
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