Maryland’s wealthiest earners would pay more in state taxes, while corporations and other workers would get a tax cut under a budget plan Gov. Wes Moore will introduce Wednesday — marking the first time the Democrat has thrown his political weight behind policies that could directly impact most Marylanders’ pocketbooks.

Governor Wes Moore promised his budget will have $2 billion in cuts, while the General Assembly will work to close the remaining $1 billion of the deficit.

An overhaul of Maryland’s personal income taxes would give two-thirds of filers an average tax cut of about $173 while raising hundreds of millions of dollars more from those making more than $500,000 under a budget plan proposed Wednesday by Gov.

Maryland Gov. Moore details budget proposal, legislative goals

Maryland Gov. Wes Moore announced significant investments and his legislative priorities for this year ahead of Wednesday’s budget presentation. One of those legislative priorities is making Maryland’