By John Frank and Colin Campbell
jfrank@newsobserver.com ccampbell@newsobserver.comMay 19, 2014 Updated 9 minutes ago

RALEIGH — A year ago, Republican lawmakers slashed taxes at the state level. Now they want to force cities to do the same at the local level.

Days into the legislative session, two contentious measures, one to cap the local taxes businesses pay cities and another to limit spending, are being fast-tracked even as the revenue implications of the major tax cuts approved in 2013 remain uncertain.

The House is pushing legislation – with a vote expected Tuesday – to cap local privilege taxes at $100, a move that would save some businesses hundreds of dollars but cost cities millions in lost revenue. It is tucked into a larger bill that fixes major problems in the state tax code.

The Senate is considering a measure, scheduled for committee debate Wednesday, to restrict county spending by limiting property tax revenues to 8 percent growth a year. That is tucked into a bill that green-lights shale gas drilling.

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