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U.S. Senate North Carolina

Thom Tillis

Thom Tillis has consistently sided with corporate interests and the extreme MAGA agenda, often prioritizing tax cuts for the wealthy over the needs of working North Carolinians. His failure to support meaningful health care reform, including his efforts to undermine the Affordable Care Act and calls for repealing Medicare’s ability to negotiate drug prices, has left many North Carolinians without adequate access to care.

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Wednesday, Apr 23 2014

Tillis's Electricity Tax Omission from Tuesday Night Debate

At last night's Republican primary debate in the North Carolina Senate race, Thom Tillis credited low North Carolina electricity prices for growing the state's manufacturing sector. What Tillis failed to mention in his answer, however, is that he helped push through the legislature a tax package last year that raised the combined state sales tax on electricity to 7%.

At GOP Debate Tillis Credited Low NC Electricity Prices Growing Manufacturing Sector…

Video: Tillis Said That Electricity In North Carolina Was “Some Of The Cheapest In The Southeast United States.” During a GOP Senate primary debate, Tillis said: “North Carolina has some of the cheapest electricity in the southeast United States. It’s one of the reasons why our manufacturing sector’s coming back.” [TWC News Senate Debate, 4/22/14]

…But Tillis Helped Through A Tax Plan That Increased Electricity Tax To 7%

Tax Reform Package Increased Combined Sales Tax On Electricity To 7%. According to the Raleigh News & Observer, “The plan would expand the 4.75 percent state sales tax to some service contracts and, movies and amusements. The sales tax on electricity would increase to a combined 7 percent.” [Raleigh News & Observer, 7/15/13]

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