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tangible personal property and taxable services taxed at a rate of
6% 5% on the effective date of this paragraph shall fall falls by
0.5% on the subsequent October 1st, unless the Legislature takes
action to prevent the reduction.

 
Sec. 3. 36 MRSA §1812, sub-§1, ĥA-1 is enacted to read:

 
A-1.__If the tax rate is 5%:

 
Amount of Sale Price Amount of Tax

 
$0.01 to $0.10, inclusive

 
.11 to__ .20, inclusive

 
.21 to__ .40, inclusive

 
.41 to__ .60, inclusive

 
.61 to__ .80, inclusive

 
.81 to__1.00, inclusive

 
Sec. 4. Effective date. This Act takes effect on October 1, 1999.

 
SUMMARY

 
This bill reduces the sales tax to 5%, effective October 1,
1999.


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