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2 <br />2) Medicaid Relief - The Medicaid Relief/Sales Tax Swap <br />action by the North Carolina General Assembly during <br />the 2007 session continues to cause significant adverse <br />financial impacts to Orange County. As depicted in the <br />charts provided at Exhibit A, Orange County is <br />experiencing a substantial decrease in sales tax <br />revenue. Orange County asks that the 2009 General <br />Assembly protect the $500,000 in "hold harmless" <br />funding to the County as designated in the 2007 <br />legislation. Any efforts to reduce or eliminate this <br />funding further exacerbates the on-going negative <br />financial impacts of the 2007 legislation on the <br />County; <br />3) Sales Tax Exemption - Support legislation to exempt <br />counties, cities, school boards, community colleges, <br />and the Orange Water & Sewer Authority from payment of <br />state and local sales taxes on purchases within North <br />Carolina. The legislation should contain a provision <br />permitting the state to repay the last refund over a <br />multi-year period to minimize state budget impacts. <br />Alternatively, Orange County supports legislation to <br />fully restore public schools' access to sales tax <br />