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State's Deputy Budget Director Has Concerns About Eliminating State Income Taxes

Governor Pat McCrory's deputy budget director says he has concerns about some Republican legislative leaders' idea to possibly eliminate North Carolina personal and corporate income taxes. Art Pope told a reporters' roundtable at UNC yesterday that he personally believes shifting the burden to consumption taxes would be regressive. And he says the governor is searching for logical ways to reform the tax code.

"Governor McCrory has talked about tax reform on a revenue neutral basis been discussed at the national level, is trying to get the tax code away from being used for basically crony capitalism, favoritism, where those with the best lobbyists, best lawyers carve out exceptions for themselves, for their industry, where maybe a single company gets an advantage over another corporation."

Both state Senate leader Phil Berger and Senator Bob Rucho are floating ideas for a bill that could lower personal and corporate income taxes to zero. But Pope says Governor McCrory supports lowering individual and corporate income taxes by broadening the base to be more competitive with neighboring states.

Jessica Jones covers both the legislature in Raleigh and politics across the state. Before her current assignment, Jessica was given the responsibility to open up WUNC's first Greensboro Bureau at the Triad Stage in 2009. She's a seasoned public radio reporter who's covered everything from education to immigration, and she's a regular contributor to NPR's news programs. Jessica started her career in journalism in Egypt, where she freelanced for international print and radio outlets. After stints in Washington, D.C. with Voice of America and NPR, Jessica joined the staff of WUNC in 1999. She is a graduate of Yale University.
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