Thursday, May 15, 2008

Americans for Prosperity condemns Easley budget

RALEIGH – The North Carolina chapter of the free-market grassroots group Americans for Prosperity (AFP-NC) today condemned Governor Easley’s budget plan, which would increase spending and hike taxes on citizens by about $165 million, even as the state enjoys a $150 million revenue surplus. The proposal to raise cigarette taxes by 57 percent (20 cents per pack) and taxes on beer (80 percent), wine (19 percent), and liquor (32 percent), calls attention to lawmakers’ addiction to spending hard-earned tax dollars, the group says.

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