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House combines, advances tax breaks for business
March 07, 2008 3:10 PM

CHARLESTON, W.Va.
It's now up to the Senate whether to repeal one business tax, reduce a second tax on corporations and give manufacturers a big break on a third.



The House voted unanimously Friday for such legislation, which would also help the state collect more income taxes from multistate corporations.

The bill would cut business income tax from 8.75 percent to 6.5 percent by 2015.

If signed into law, state officials say it would save businesses about $149 million a year.

To safeguard the state, tax cuts would be delayed if the state's emergency reserves dip below 10 percent of general revenue.

The bill also calls for erasing the business franchise tax by 2015.

An income tax credit in the bill would offset most property taxes on manufacturing inventory.




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