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  • Stand up for the facts! Our only agenda is to publish the truth so you can be an informed participant in democracy. We need your help. I would like to contribute David McKinley correct about rise in W.Va. tax receipts U.S. Rep. David McKinley, R-W.Va., touted his state’s economic performance in an Aug. 14 tweet. He tweeted, "West Virginia’s economic comeback continues. Personal income tax collections up 14% from 2017. Most people working is good news." The unemployment rate in West Virginia has been steady at either 5.3 percent or 5.4 percent since September 2017, lower than the state’s rate for most of the period between 2009 and 2016. Sign up for PolitiFact texts Here, though, we’ll focus on McKinley’s claim about tax collections. To support this point, McKinley linked to an article in the Parkersburg News and Sentinel. However, the 14 percent figure doesn’t appear in the article. So we decided to take a closer look. We turned to the official state budget website and looked at the revenue collection data for July going back to 2000. This data does support McKinley’s data point. Featured Fact-check In July 2018, the state collected $145,494,000 in personal income tax revenues. By comparison, in July 2017, the state collected $128,146,000. That’s an increase of 13.5 percent, which rounds up to 14 percent -- just as McKinley tweeted. For historical perspective, that’s well below the largest increases, but it’s the third highest year-over-year increase since 2001. McKinley wrote that in West Virginia, "personal income tax collections (were) up 14% from 2017." That’s correct when you compare income tax collections in July 2018 to July 2017. It’s also the third-largest July-to-July improvement since 2001. We rate the statement True. Read About Our Process Our Sources David McKinley, tweet, Aug. 14, 2018 West Virginia State Budget Office, revenue reports main page, accessed Oct. 10, 2018 Parkersburg News and Sentinel, "West Virginia’s revenue growth continues," Aug. 8, 2018 Browse the Truth-O-Meter More by Matt Minard David McKinley correct about rise in W.Va. tax receipts Support independent fact-checking. Become a member! In a world of wild talk and fake news, help us stand up for the facts.
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