Severance Tax

January State Revenue $13.8 Million Below Estimates

As fiscal concerns flare entering the legislative session, January’s Senate finance revenue report shows the state took in at least $13,800,000 less than th...

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$400 Million Cliff: Morrisey Projects Wide-Ranging Budget Cuts

Gov. Patrick Morrisey laid out the specifics on “belt-tightening” as he said the state budget faces a fiscal cliff in the upcoming fiscal year.

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Justice Outlines Senate Agenda, Points To Energy Market Potential

In his briefing on Wednesday, Gov. Jim Justice committed to continuing to cut taxes when he assumes his office in the U.S. Senate next year. He pointed to expanding the energy market as the “key to the whole situation” to raise nationwide revenue....

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Days Are Numbered For State's Severance Tax Windfall, Expert Says

Higher coal and natural gas prices, and higher demand for both generated a severance tax windfall that fattened the state’s budget surplus last year.

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