Virginia "NoHybridTax" Petition signatures needed

MassP- The taxes are all on Northern Virginia, for the most part.

NoVa sales tax goes up 1%
NoVA residents get taxed if they move ($1500 on $500K house)
NoVa property taxes are higher
Nova hotel taxes go up
NoVa hybrids are taxed (most Prii in Nova)

The whole idea of the new bill is to selectively tax NoVa. And NoVa was already paying 60% of VA taxes and getting only 40% of tax dolloars back. You seem to be voicing the opinion that NoVa should be taxed more than everyone else in the state, which is how Virginia works, let's face it.

I am not complaining about it. I am just saying " hey: ixnay on the hybrid thing"

 

You meant to say my wife has a nice car to go to work ...I use the minivan. But we are retiring so less miles to be driven by us, which means we have less need for hybrid in the future, if it is not cost effective.

 

Letter I received today:
Thank you for signing on to our petition asking the governor to remove the $100 annual hybrid tax provision from the transportation bill (HB2313). On Monday, March 18, 2013, we delivered nearly 7,000 signatures and comments to Governor McDonnell.

Thanks to your effort, the delivery was covered by the media all over Virginia!

Washington Post - Prius Tax Foes Urge McDonnell to Kill It
Richmond Times Dispatch - Hybrid Tax Foes Take Tax Fight To the Governor

Virginian Pilot - Tea Party Seeks Road Bill Veto, Others Want Hybrid Fee Gone

Roanoke WDBJ7 - More than 6,800 Signatures Against Hybrid Tax Dropped Off at Governor's OfficeFox5 News - Prius Tax Petition in Virginia


Over 7,000 people have now signed the petition!
Governor McDonnell is required to take action on all pending legislation by Monday, March 25, 2013.
It is our hope that he will offer an amendment that will delete the hybrid tax from HB2313. To become law, the amendment must be approved by the General Assembly.
Thanks again for your support and stay tuned! Adam P. Ebbin Scott Surovell
Member, Virginia Senate Member, Virginia House of Delegates

 

Thanks Lee I saw that last nite.
What is he waiting for???? Gov McDonnell only has until Midnite tonite to make up his mind.

 

Pumpkin time...witching hour...I hear nothing deadline was Midnite. I am starting a new letter-to-the -editor while we wait.

 

^^^Yes $64/yr hybrid fee NovaSquid listening now (WTOP). I called into the show, but they did not put me on the air. I would have asked rationale - hope it's in the bill. I wanted to pin him down on saying it is was to offset Federal gasoline tax shortfall.

We have lost this battle, but I am told by my state senator that the message was heard, and the fee will be nixed next session in 2-yrs.

To sum up, Virginia has taken the path less traveled. To quote Gov McDonnell, the gasoline tax was reduced to the lowest level in the continental USA (11 cents = 3.5%). Only Alaska has a lower gasoline tax at 8 cents. The needed transit funding will come from sales taxes and other taxes selectively targeted at Northern Virginia (and Hampton Roads).

My take-
The Democrats are extremely supportive of this bill. Why? well they have embarked on $Billion dollar projects. They need the money. Repubs gave the Dems the needed money, as long as the Dems would accept taxes the way Repubs wanted it. The Repubs wanted to mostly tax the dems in north Virginia, tax hybrids, and reduce gasoline tax. That's where we are.

 

^^^well the problem is, unlike plug-ins, we have no advocacy group supporting hybrids. So I am concerned just acting as concerned citizens, we do not have the needed clout. There may be the need to go to court too, so some group with legal resources is needed.

 

Thanks to your effort and over 7,000 other petition signers, Governor McDonnell has offered an amendment to the transportation bill (HB2313) to reduce the Hybrid Tax from $100 to $64.
While reducing the tax by $36 will save environmentally conscious Virginians about little over $3 million per year, we are still disappointed that the Governor did not offer an amendment to repeal the tax. The tax still suffers from many fatal flaws.

The Reconvened Session or "Veto Session" will take place on April 3, 2013. We will let you know if the amendment is adopted by the House and Senate.
To become law, the amendment must be approved by the General Assembly.
Whether the amendment is adopted or not, both of us can assure you that we will do everything within our ability to work towards the ultimate repeal of the Hybrid Tax next session! Adam P. Ebbin Scott A. Surovell
Member, Virginia Senate Member, Virginia House of Delegates

 

^^^OK guys just keep in mind as of this September_2013, Amazon charges sales tax in Virginia due to the new facility in Richmond.

Here's what I did, got an email from James Carville asking me to donate $5 to Terry McAuliffe's for Gov campaign. So I gave them $5 bucks and said $64 more in the mail if he publicly opposes the Hybrid fee. I would do the same for Cooch but he has enough money already so he is not asking. I have sent my hybrid comments to both candidates, and anyone else I can think of, to be honest. So I am on both mailing lists now.