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Article: Budget weighs on Northern Virginia.(METROPOLITAN)
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- The Washington Times (Washington, DC)
- Article date:
- May 13, 2004
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Byline: Christina Bellantoni, THE WASHINGTON TIMES
Some Northern Virginia lawmakers said the state's two-year, $60 billion budget takes a lot from the region's taxpayers but gives back disproportionate funding for the region's services.
The budget is built on a $1.38 billion revenue plan that raises the sales tax by one half-cent, the cigarette tax to 30 cents per pack and the tax on real estate transactions to 25 cents per $100 of value.
Northern Virginia pays a hefty portion of those taxes, some lawmakers say.
Delegate David B. Albo, Fairfax County Republican, said Fairfax County will receive 7.4 percent of the funding for education ...