Opposition builds to Carcieri's planned tax cuts PDF Print E-mail
Written by News Staff, the Providence Journal   
Thursday, February 12 2009 14:27
As union members lobbied against Carcieri's proposed business tax cut in State House hallways this afternoon, elected officials circulated a letter opposing any tax cut that would help business at the expense of the middle class.

In all, 21 representatives signed a sharply-worded letter to House Speaker William J. Murphy that was submitted late this afternoon:

"We cannot and will not support any proposal that will increase the tax burden on the middle class," reads the letter. "And according to the governor's hand-picked panel, these proposals would do just that. This is unacceptable to the people we represent."

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