Senate leaders unveil plan to cut N.C. taxes by $1 billion over three years

May 7, 2013

Senate leader Phil Berger, R-Rockingham, and Sens. Bob Rucho, R-Mecklenburg, and Bill Rabon, R-Columbus, discuss the Senate’s tax reform plan during a May 7, 2013, news briefing.

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