June 11th, 2024 by WCBC Radio

The Maryland General Assembly patted itself on the back for passage of a balanced budget this year, hyping the “bipartisan” agreements.  However, coming to light now are fees that were either raised or newly instituted in the budget. These include large increases in car registration fees, the cigarette tax and new fees for a “greener” state.  Delegate Kathy Szeliga spoke about a new paint fee imposed for recycling measures…

 

Most Democratic lawmakers say they were faced with constructing ways to increase revenues for the new fiscal year without going against Governor Moore’s request not to raise taxes.  Maryland Senate President Bill Ferguson says revenue is needed to make up for pandemic era funding that has gone away…