A slump in automobile sales could lead to higher car-tag prices in Mississippi unless officials quickly find a way to head off the problem, a top lawmaker says.
Senate Appropriations Committee Chairman Alan Nunnelee says the math is complicated, but the motivation for fixing the situation is simple: Mississippians hate expensive license plates.
“If Bubba and Betty see their car tag double in these difficult economic times, we’ve got problems,” Nunnelee, R-Tupelo, said Friday.
The Associated Press obtained a copy of a memo the state Tax Commission sent this past week to Gov. Haley Barbour and lawmakers. The commission says money is running low in a state fund that, since the mid-1990s, has given drivers an annual discount when they buy or renew their car tags.
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