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WEST VIRGINIA LEGISLATIVE NEWS
from Eyewitness News Online W.Va. to host tax-free gun sales each October March 13, 2010 11:14 PM CHARLESTON, W.Va. West Virginia lawmakers want to give gun buyers an annual break from the state sales tax. The Legislature sent the governor the necessary bill Saturday after it passed the Senate 25-9. It earlier won House approval 96-2. The bill sets the sales tax holiday during the first weekend of each October. Supporters say it should help businesses that sell firearms, particularly in border counties. But Sen. Jesse Guills, R-Greenbrier, said it would make West Virginia the butt of jokes. Other critics include the nonpartisan Tax Foundation, which faulted Oklahoma lawmakers for a similar proposal earlier this year. It frowns on temporary tax measures. State officials estimate it would save consumers, and cost general revenue, around $25,000 a year. |
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