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Patrick Morrisey: “We asked for 10% across the board income tax.”

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West Virginia Gov. Patrick Morrisey Holds Press Briefing On Tax Relief

Published April 14, 2026 | Video Starts at 04:42

I'm going to talk to you a little bit about what that means for West Virginia, especially for your company. This is really good stuff. And then We asked for 10% across the board income tax. Now, let me tell you, it took some time. The House was at zero and I had to fight, fight Very hard against that zero mentality. (04:42–04:46)

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Asserts that a 10% across-the-board income tax cut was requested.

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“Projected over 12,000 jobs in just the six months.”
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“We ended up getting a 10% income tax initially out of the Senate.”
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“The House was at zero and I had to fight, fight very hard against that zero mentality.”
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“Ultimately, we were able to move forward and compromise and get to 5%.”
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“Mike Azinger helped organize a lot of the centers. He made providing income tax relief one of the top priorities for him this year.”
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“I was very pleased to sign off on a $125 million of new spending for the roads and that's on top of over $2 billion.”
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“We have a four year plan to improve the bridges and to improve the roads.”
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“We aligned our state tax code with the permanent provisions of the Trump tax cuts so West Virginians can get the benefit of those changes.”
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“It also starts with 100% bonus depreciation.”
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“Then you have small business expensing limit to 2.5 million.”
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“One of the companies that came in Google recently, they said that they were going to put billions in.”
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“We know that the challenges our state has faced in affordability are very real.”
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“The best way to deal with that was an across the board income tax cut.”
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“We need fiscally responsible policies, not overspending and we need to continue to cut our income taxes.”
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“West Virginia really has an incredible opportunity in front of it.”
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“If we keep the momentum going from an economic development perspective and we stay true focusing on the fundamentals, that's what matters.”
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“We have some important announcements a little bit later on today in Wirton which I think are going to be wonderful for the community.”
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“More big economic development announcements in the upcoming weeks and months ahead.”
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