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Justice Touts West Virginia Highways Construction Plan in Statewide Tour
By: Associated Press
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SLAB FORK, W.Va. (AP) – Gov. Jim Justice is touting his highways construction proposal that would be financed by higher taxes and fees in his tour of West Virginia.
The Charleston Gazette-Mail reports that Justice told a crowd in Slab Fork that the tax increases would not be permanent and would only serve as a stop-gap measure. He says that without the increases, the state will continue to suffer economically.
Justice’s highways construction program would be financed through a $20 increase in the annual license plate renewal fee, a 10-cents-per-gallon increase in the state gasoline tax and a $1 increase in turnpike tolls. Justice says the plan would create 48,000 jobs.
More than 200 people attended Justice’s speech in Slab Fork on Sunday that started his statewide tour.