By David Beard, The Dominion Post
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Democratic legislative leaders gathered virtually on Wednesday to again renew their call for gas tax relief for West Virginia vehicle owners.
They repeated their plea for a gas-tax holiday of at least 30 days from the 37.5 cents-per-gallon tax, and added another option: a rebate.
“We’re here today because we’re not giving up on this,” said Senate Minority Leader Stephen Baldwin, D-Greenbrier, noting they’re flexible on how relief is provided but not flexible on providing relief.
Sen. Richard Lindsay, D-Kanawha, talked about the tax holiday.
GOP leadership, he said, had raised concerns about the tax holiday affecting road bonding. So they talked to leaders in Maryland, which already has enacted a holiday. They also have road bonds, he said, and the holiday has not hurt their bonding…
