LD 1313
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Page 4 of 5 An Act To Permit a Limited Local Option Sales Tax LD 1313 Title Page
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LR 835
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SUMMARY

 
This bill permits municipalities to adopt by referendum a 1%
or 2% local sales tax on prepared food and lodging. The
property tax base of a municipality collecting the local
option sales tax would be adjusted for purposes of state
distributions for education and revenue sharing and
apportionment of county taxes to reflect a property tax
equivalent for the additional revenues. The bill requires a
similar adjustment for motor vehicle and watercraft excise
taxes. These adjustments provide a fair recognition of a
municipality's additional tax wealth for purposes of these
distributions.


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