The Democratic-led Virginia Senate and House of Delegates appropriations committees each presented state budget plans that include onetime tax rebates to all taxpayers.

In these uncertain times, this committee is different. We work together," President of the Senate Democrat Louise Lucas said.

Instead, Democrats in the House of Delegates and the Virginia Senate are proposing direct tax rebates this fall: $200 for individual filers and $400 for joint filers. Leaders argued it’s a better use of the state’s more than $2.5 billion budget surplus.

Michael Martz reports that the Virginia House and Senate money committees are calling for $1.1 billion in tax rebates, setting up negotiations with Gov. Glenn Youngkin with less than three weeks left in the session.

Virginia Democrats have slammed the brakes on Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s push for tax cuts, rejecting most of his budget proposals — including a car tax credit that would have phased out the widely unpopular levy.