Trade Law Daily is a Warren News publication.

West Virginia Governor Proposes Telecom Tax Exemption Be Eliminated

West Virginia Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin (D) proposed legislation that would eliminate a sales tax exemption and line up West Virginia's telecom tax with 41 other states. “Once adopted, this legislation will place the same 6 percent sales tax on…

Sign up for a free preview to unlock the rest of this article

Timely, relevant coverage of court proceedings and agency rulings involving tariffs, classification, valuation, origin and antidumping and countervailing duties. Each day, Trade Law Daily subscribers receive a daily headline email, in-depth PDF edition and access to all relevant documents via our trade law source document library and website.

cellphone and phone line usage -- putting us in step with what is done in the vast majority of other states,” he said in his state of the state address Wednesday. By eliminating the exemption, the state will be able to collect an extra $60 million each year, Tomblin said.