| | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: |
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| | | This bill is a concept draft pursuant to Joint Rule 208. |
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| | | This bill proposes the following: |
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| | | 1. To increase the tax on alcohol sold by the glass from 7% | | to 10%; |
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| | | 2. To increase the excise and premium taxes by 30¢ on wine; |
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| | | 3. To increase the excise and premium taxes by 30¢ on beer; |
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| | | 4. To increase the cigarette tax by 50¢; |
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| | | 5. To increase the tobacco products tax, exclusive of the | | cigarette tax, from 16% to 62% on smoking tobacco and from 62% to | | 75% on smokeless tobacco; |
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| | | 6. To increase the meals and lodging tax from 7% to 10% for | | the months of May, June, July, August, September and October | | only; |
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| | | 7. To establish a soft drink tax of $4 per gallon of soft | | drink syrup and 42¢ per gallon of bottled soft drinks; and |
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| | | 8. To increase the income level at which the highest marginal | | income tax rate is imposed. |
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