Gov. Beverly Perdue and Senate President Pro Tem Marc Basnight, both Democrats, offered some observations on taxes a few months ago, before revenue cratered, that vary from what is happening now.
Perdue is prodding lawmakers to raise taxes even more than the $982 million package the House and Senate agreed on Wednesday. But in October of last year, then-candidate Perdue said: "I don't believe you can raise taxes in an economy with folks struggling the way they are."
Basnight leads the Senate Democratic caucus, which agreed to the new tax package. But in January, he was asked about the prospect of broad tax increases this year.
"Is it likely? No, not at all," Basnight said, as quoted by The Insider, a daily newsletter on state government.
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Re: Blasts from the past on taxes (& Back to the Future)
July 23, 2009 - 7:50am — domewatcher"Candidate" Perdue did not "believe you can raise taxes in an economy with folks struggling the way they are."
Governor "Taxdue" feels it's ok. Times change and anyway.....perhaps the folks aren't struggling the way they were. If the recession is over I wish the governor would put out a news release cause things ain't doing good down east.