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

Published April 14, 2026 | Video Starts at 22:02

That's why you see me coming back up here again. This is an important part of the state and I'm going to keep traveling after this. I'm going up to Wheeling and to Wirton. We have some important announcements a little bit later on today in Wirton which I think are going to be wonderful for the community. And then we have more coming as well. More big economic development announcements in the upcoming weeks and months ahead. (22:02–22:10)

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“We have now provided West Virginians with $230 million of tax relief this year.”
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“Over the last six months, I could report to you that West Virginia's had more economic development announcements than in the history of the…”
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“We've announced over 12 and a half billion dollars in private sector investment.”
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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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“We asked for 10% across the board income tax.”
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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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“If we're investing back in our people, if we're building out a strong educational system, if we have the right set of regulations cutting…”
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“More big economic development announcements in the upcoming weeks and months ahead.”
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“This is West Virginia's time and I couldn't think of a better place to celebrate the passage of these tax cuts than right here at Greens…”
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