Sec. 1. 36 MRSA §1811, first ¶, as amended by PL 1993, c. 701, §6 and affected by §10, is further amended to read:

A tax is imposed on the value of all tangible personal property and taxable services sold at retail in this State. The rate of tax is 7% on the value of liquor sold in licensed establishments as defined in Title 28-A, section 2, subsection 15, in accordance with Title 28-A, chapter 43; 7% on the value of rental of living quarters in any hotel, rooming house, tourist or trailer camp; 10% on the value of rental for a period of less than one year of an automobile; 7% on the value of prepared food sold in establishments that are licensed for on-premises consumption of liquor pursuant to Title 28-A, chapter 43, except that for a person who does not consume liquor the tax is 5.5% of the value of prepared food; and 6% on the value of all other tangible personal property and taxable services. Value is measured by the sale price, except as otherwise provided.

SUMMARY

This bill taxes restaurant food for nondrinkers at a restaurant that has a liquor license at the same rate as food sold in a restaurant that does not have a liquor license.