After weeks of fierce grassroots opposition, last night the House Ways and Means Revenue Subcommittee unanimously voted down HB 1628, the largest tax increase in state history.
| “Marylanders spoke out and sent a loud and clear message that we cannot afford to go back to the failed overtax and overspend policies of the past. I want to thank the legislators on both sides of the aisle for their bipartisan vote against this crippling tax increase. I especially want to thank Majority Leader Luedtke for voting against his own initiative. While we successfully blocked this proposal, sadly, legislators are still trying to raise taxes by hundreds of millions of dollars. As long as I am governor, we will continue fighting to protect Maryland families, retirees, and small businesses from massive tax increases.” —Governor Hogan |
Background
While Governor Hogan is pushing to help retirees with the biggest tax cut in more than two decades, legislators proposed the largest tax hike in state history.
- This would have been the largest tax hike in state history: more than 3.5 times the gas tax hike of 2013, and nearly five times the sales tax hike of 2007. When this tax hike was first proposed two weeks ago, Governor Hogan said, “It’s a tax on working families, it’s a tax on single moms... it’s not ever going to happen while I’m governor, I can promise you.”
- This tax hike would have hit hundreds of everyday expenses and errands, including haircuts, oil changes, dry cleaning, and online streaming services. It would have had devastating impacts on owning a home (realtors, inspections, repairs and renovations), getting married (photographers, florists, caterers), raising a family (babysitting, day camps, veterinary care), and even dying (funerals, cremation, cemeteries) in the State of Maryland.
- This tax hike, about $1,900 per Maryland family, would have been so massive that it added up to more than all of the O'Malley administration's tax hikes combined.
- Marylanders across the state voiced their strong opposition to this bill. On Monday, hundreds of citizens rallied in Annapolis against this proposal, and since its introduction, lawmakers received countless emails from concerned constituents.
What?? A bit of common sense???
ReplyDeleteThis tax if approved, thank God it wasn't, would have just benefited those that have no interest in America. Mostly illegals.
ReplyDeleteThank you to everyone who stopped this tax hike. This would have hurt small business and families all over Maryland. Who do these legislators think they are to do this to the public who they are suppose to serve?
ReplyDeleteNow we need to block the proposal for scheduled vehicle inspections
DeleteI didn't know there was one.why does Maryland Gov think we should have this?
DeleteIm not comfortable with the plan to make my children and grandchildren slaves to taxes and big government. Unless we remove these greedy MGA misfits, thats exactly whats going to happen and their outlawing every gun to make sure you cant refuse when the implement it.
ReplyDeleteI know most everyone on the other side of the bridge are responsible for the corrupt grip on our state, the brainwashed and the gov workers support them. We must continue to help them understand that we MUST replace these greedy gov thugs with conservative minded individuals.
WE must remain vigilant.
✔️✔️✔️ good work people.
ReplyDeleteNow watch for the less than largest tax hike to be introduced by the dumbocrats as a compromise.
ReplyDeleteThe Republicans will be negotiating against themselves.
One of the proposals on the table is to tax digital goods and streaming services.
DeleteI agree with you 7:33. That needs to be blocked next and fast!
ReplyDeleteMs. Sample-Hughs was/is 100% for this tax hike. This tax hike would hit every family’s budget like as jack hammer. Remember this when her name appears on an election ballot.
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