Fact Check: No, Gov. Moore Hasn’t Implemented “338 New Tax Hikes”
March 13, 2025
Republican talking point has been repeatedly debunked by the Baltimore Sun
Despite being repeatedly debunked, Maryland Republicans are continuing to spread misinformation about Gov. Wes Moore ahead of the 2026 election. Analysis by the Baltimore Sun shows that the Republican claim that Governor Moore has enacted “338 new tax hikes” since taking office is false. See for yourself:
Baltimore Sun, 9/8/2024:
- [Republican House Minority Leader Jason] Buckel and his Republican colleagues… released a list of what they considered 338 new or increased taxes and fees since Moore took office in January 2023.
- An analysis of the list by The Sun found about 10% of them are new, and just four of those could directly impact consumers.
- The rest are increases of existing fees, though many are counted several times for either increases over multiple years or because of nuances in the law that identify multiple different fees for the same license or activity. Some were labeled as increases, but the details of the regulations or laws showed they were actually decreases, were never enacted or were never actually proposing specific fee increases, The Sun found.
