Login
  • A A A
Search
  • Home
  • About
    • FAQ
    • Who We Are
      • Fairfax GOP Leadership
      • Magisterial Districts
      • FCRC Forms
      • Republican Organizations
      • 2016 Annual Report
      • Trump and Republicans Deliver for America
    • Become a Member
    • Volunteer
    • Contact Your Representatives
    • Contact Info
  • Issues
    • Immigration
    • Education
    • Taxes
    • 2nd Amendment
    • Healthcare
    • Transportation
  • Action Center
    • 2020 Sample Ballots
    • Newsletter Sign Up
    • Become a Member
    • Volunteer
    • Volunteer Jobs
    • Student Volunteers
    • Suggestion Box
  • Calendar
  • Community
  • Voter Toolkit
    • 2020 Sample Ballots
    • 2020 Candidates
    • Voter Information
    • Get Absentee Ballot
    • Find your polling place
    • Federal Voting Assistance Program
    • Election Officer application
    • Contact Your Representatives
    • Become a Candidate
  • Resources
    • Contact Your Representatives
    • Republican Party History
    • Republican Party of Virginia Creed
    • Republican Party of Virginia Leadership
    • 2016 Republican Party Platform
    • The 5 Basic Forms of Government (Video)
    • Trump and Republicans Deliver for America
    • Founding Documents
      • Declaration of Independence
      • U.S. Constitution
      • Bill of Rights
      • Constitution of Virginia
  • News
    • Videos
    • Trump and Republicans Deliver for America
    • Volunteer Highlights
2021 CandidatesDonate

FCRC Statement on the FY 2019 Fairfax County Budget Markup

  • Home
  • /
  • News
  • / FCRC Statement on the FY 2019 Fairfax County Budget Markup

FCRC Statement on the FY 2019 Fairfax County Budget Markup

In her 4/24/18 Bulova Byline email, County Chairman Sharon Bulova’s statements on the proposed FY2019 real estate tax increase are misleading. Her proposed FY2019 rate of $1.15 per $100 of assessed value omits the stormwater rate. When the stormwater rate is included the proposed FY2019 rate is actually $1.1825.

She states that new budget includes a 2-cent increase in the real estate tax rate but this omits the additional tax increase due to the 2.2% increase in average residential assessments. The effective rate increase when assessments and the additional stormwater rate increase (1/4 cent) are included is 4.7 cents, not 2 cents.

The typical Fairfax County homeowner’s real estate tax bill will increase by $258, a 4.2% increase, while Loudoun County cut its real estate tax rate by 4 cents. 
April 25, 2018 in News Taxes

In her 4/24/18 Bulova Byline email, County Chairman Sharon Bulova’s statements on the proposed FY2019 real estate tax increase are misleading. Her proposed FY2019 rate of $1.15 per $100 of assessed value omits the stormwater rate. When the stormwater rate is included the proposed FY2019 rate is actually $1.1825.

She states that new budget includes a 2-cent increase in the real estate tax rate but this omits the additional tax increase due to the 2.2% increase in average residential assessments. The effective rate increase when assessments and the additional stormwater rate increase (1/4 cent) are included is 4.7 cents, not 2 cents.

The typical Fairfax County homeowner’s real estate tax bill will increase by $258, a 4.2% increase, while Loudoun County cut its real estate tax rate by 4 cents. 

Meanwhile, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reports that the average paycheck of people employed in Fairfax County declined by 0.6% between September 2016 and September 2017.

Chairman Bulova continues to mislead. She states that the tax hike fully funds the Market Rate Adjustment, Performance, Merit and Longevity increases for county employees and states that the Market Rate Adjustment is 2.25%. She does not state the salary increases resulting from the Performance, Merit and Longevity increases. When those are included county employees will see average increases ranging from 4.25 to 4.50 percent!

Likewise, the school board is funding a total of 2.3% step increases and other salary adjustments, but does not say what the total average raise will be when the other adjustments are included.

Since FY2000, the supervisors have increased real estate taxes 169%, more than three times faster than inflation, which increased 53%.

Here’s the bottom line:

Last year, Fairfax County had  15,350 more residents move away to other parts of the region or the U.S., than people who moved into the county from other U.S localities. The proposed FY2019 budget will drive away even more residents. These are the exact same tax and spend policies that are causing taxpayers to flee from high-tax states like New Jersey, Illinois, and New York.

If the Supervisors set out to drive young families and the middle class out of Fairfax, they couldn’t devise a better scheme.

If the Democrats felt that the tax increases were justified, they would not have resorted to half-truths in the Bulova Byline. Their method of governance is taxation by misrepresentation.

In the coming months, the Fairfax County Republican Committee will reach out to every precinct across Fairfax to educate the voters on the real damage being done to our household budgets by the current Democrat Board of Supervisors. Let’s make Fairfax a place where everyone wants to work and live – and not a place families have to flee in order to preserve their children’s future.

We need a change in leadership.

It’s time to vote more Republicans onto the Board of Supervisors in 2019 and end the out-of-control tax hikes!

Print Friendly, PDF & Email
Share this:
  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • Google Plus
  • Pinterest
  • Email to a Friend
Previous Post
Coming up: April 24 FCRC Membership Meeting
Next Post
Jeff Dove, Republican Candidate for VA-11

Related News

VIDEO: President Trump’s Farewell Address
VIDEO: President Trump’s Farewell Address
January 20, 2021 by admin
MUST-READ: 1776 Commission Defends American Ideals
MUST-READ: 1776 Commission Defends American Ideals
January 19, 2021 by admin
Proclamation on Martin Luther King, Jr., Federal Holiday, 2021
Proclamation on Martin Luther King, Jr., Federal Holiday, 2021
January 18, 2021 by admin
Subscribe to the FCRC Newsletter!
Follow FCRC on Twitter
Tweets by @fairfaxgop
Featured Video
https://youtu.be/sbOOibsEUrM
View All Videos
Article Categories
Become a Member of Fairfax County Republican Committee Today
Join
QUICK LINKS
  • Disclaimer
  • Terms and Conditions
  • Privacy Policy
  • Contact Info
Suggestion Box
Paid by Fairfax County Republican Committee

Copyright © 2018 Fairfax County Republican Committee.
All Rights Reserved.

Donate

4246 Chain Bridge Road
Fairfax, VA 22030

Phone: 703-766-4GOP (4467)
E-mail: info@fairfaxgop.org