The tax on extracted resources, primarily coal and natural gas, is generating a large budget surplus in West Virginia. Lawmakers have used the surplus to justify income tax cuts but experts caution that the boom won’t last forever.
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The tax on extracted resources, primarily coal and natural gas, is generating a large budget surplus in West Virginia. Lawmakers have used the surplus to justify income tax cuts but experts caution that the boom won’t last forever.
