But it’s clear she was referring to the budget that was enacted this week, which lays out a plan to incrementally lower the income tax rate over the next 10 years. 'It’s going to be the largest cut in our personal income tax that we’ve ever seen.'Ĭotham didn’t clarify what time period she was talking about. 'Now this budget does cut taxes,' Cotham said. Most Democrats said they opposed the budget partly because they fear it won’t generate enough revenue to fund the needs of a growing state. 25 interview with WBT-FM radio, Cotham slammed members of her former party for not supporting the GOP-authored state budget.
Tricia Cotham of Mecklenburg County, a longtime Democrat when she was elected, joined the Republican Party in April. A North Carolina legislator who recently switched political parties is touting what she characterized as her new party’s efforts to deliver historic tax cuts.
