SPIRIT OF VIRGINIA In Case You Missed It!
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YOUNGKIN SIGNS BUDGET DELIVERING TAX RELIEF AND CRITICAL INVESTMENTS
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Governor Glenn Youngkin signed Virginia’s budget into law today, delivering
additional tax relief to Virginia families along with critical investments for
the Commonwealth.
“If it’s not clear, let me reiterate: the Commonwealth remains a state where
your government understands that we work for you. Right now, we’re in the
middle of change. Change to the way Virginia operates. Change to a culture of
winning. And change to governing in a way that reflects real results. This
represents the reawakening of that Spirit of Virginia,”Youngkin said during the
budget signing.
“It means that you keep more of your hard-earned money because it’s yours, not
the government’s. It means that we support, not demean, law enforcement. It
means that “Made in America” means Made in Virginia. This means we raise, not
lower, academic standards because our children will rise to meet them. It means
that parents aren’t just back at the decision table in their children’s lives,
but they’re at the head of the decision table. And it means that providing
Virginians the right help, right now is a collective responsibility that we
must meet.”
Youngkin touted the additional $1 billion in tax relief for hardworking
families in Virginia, which builds on the historic $4 billion in tax relief
Youngkin signed into law last year.
Youngkin’s budget continues his pro-growth policies, which have already
created more than 220,000 jobs and brought Virginia’s labor participation rate
to the highest level in a decade. Youngkin also highlighted the investments in
students, with support for high-intensity tutoring, and an increase in teacher
pay.
Finally, Youngkin lauded the measures to support law enforcement and improve
Virginia’s behavioral health programs, which is a top priority for his
administration.
Excerpts of Youngkin’s speech are included below. Click here
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TAX RELIEF FOR VIRGINIANS: “$1 billion in incremental tax relief on top of
last year’s historic $4 billion, bringing it to a total of $5 billion. That’s
$2,200 in tax relief to a typical Virginia family since the start of our
administration. We have nearly doubled the standard deduction, primarily
helping lower- and middle-class families, increasing to $8,500 for single
filers and $17,000 for those filing jointly. We are eliminating the age
restrictions on tax relief for our military retirees. And, of course, we are
reinstating the sales tax holiday for essential items – school supplies,
clothing, shoes, and so much more.”
FOSTERING ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY: “Solving the cost-of-living crisis is not
merely about reducing tax burdens. It is about growing incomes and opportunity.
So, we’re funding an additional $200 million towards creating business-ready
sites, bringing the total investment to $300 million. We’re funding workforce
development across the Commonwealth, from nurses to the skilled trades, from
technology to space to manufacturing. We are not just building a Virginia that
simply competes for economic opportunity, we are building a Virginia that
competes to win.”
RESOURCES FOR STUDENTS: “No group of Virginians is more important to our
future than our kids. It all starts in the classroom. That’s why, last week, we
all came together to launch theALL in Virginia
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plan dedicated to high-intensity tutoring and getting our kids back in the
classroom and combating this chronic absenteeism which is taking opportunity
away from our children. Today, on top of last year’s historic investment in
K-12 education, we are investing an incremental $653 million in our K-12
schools. $418 million of that is supporting the ALL in Virginia plan –
high-intensity tutoring, three-to-five hours of incremental tutoring every week
in our schools, 18 to 36 months of opportunity for families to support
recovering learning loss in their children and they will not have to pay a
penny.”
INCREASING TEACHER PAY: “Teacher pay is being raised another 2%, on top of the
10% pay increase from last year’s budget, bringing it to 12%. These quiet
heroes deserve it, and we must acknowledge the incredible work they do in order
to help our children realize the opportunities in front of them.”
SUPPORTING LAW ENFORCEMENT: “For our law enforcement heroes, on top of the
record investment in salary, and training, and equipment last year, we continue
to address the salary compression issues that make it difficult to attract new
law enforcement heroes.”
TRANSFORMING BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CARE: “When it comes to behavioral health, and
getting Virginians the right help, right now when they need it, we’re making a
significant first step. Nearly $170 million towards transforming the way we
deliver behavioral health here in the Commonwealth. This includes funding for
expanding crisis receiving centers and stabilization units, reinforcing and
expanding mobile crisis teams across the entire Commonwealth, expanding our
investment in hospital-based psychiatric alternatives and building the most
needed workforce in the Commonwealth of Virginia that supports our behavioral
health system.”
If you want to advance Governor Youngkin's commonsense agenda for Virginia,
please consider donating. Every dollar you generously contribute will be put to
immediate use electing committed allies to the General Assembly who will work
with Governor Youngkin to continue to lower taxes, grow jobs, empower parents,
and keep our communities safe.
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