More Equitable Than the Personal Property Tax From: The Washington Post | Date: August 24, 1997 | Copyright 1997 The Washington Post. This material is published under license from the Washington Post.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Washington Post.Copyright information

In the Aug. 3 Close to Home column, "The Cut That Will Cost Dearly," Laura Brierton Granruth criticized proposals by gubernatorial candidates James S. Gilmore III (R) and Donald S. Beyer Jr. (D) to eliminate or reduce personal property taxes in Virginia. Granruth mentioned legislation I introduced in the 1997 session of the General Assembly that would have eliminated the tax and replaced it by increasing the state's sales tax from 4.5 percent to 6 percent. She claimed this legislation would...

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