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credit against this inventory tax must be allowed for cigarettes
stamped at the rate of 47 50 mills per cigarette placed in vending
machines before October 1, 2001.

 
Sec. 46. 36 MRSA §4366-A, sub-§2, ¶¶B and C, as enacted by PL 2001, c.
439, Pt. SSSS, §3, are amended to read:

 
B. For stamps at the face value of 47 50 mills sold prior
to July 1, 2002, 2.16%; and

 
C. For stamps at the face value of 47 50 mills sold on or
after July 1, 2002, 2.03%.

 
Sec. 47. 36 MRSA §4366-D, as enacted by PL 2001, c. 450, Pt. D, §1,
is repealed.

 
Sec. 48. 36 MRSA §4403, sub-§§1 and 2, as amended by PL 1989, c. 588,
Pt. D, §4, are further amended to read:

 
1. Smokeless tobacco. A tax is imposed on all smokeless
tobacco, including chewing tobacco and snuff, at the rate of 50%
of the wholesale sales price beginning October 1, 1989; 55% of
the wholesale sales price beginning January 1, 1991; and 62% of
the wholesale sales price beginning July 1, 1991.

 
2. Other tobacco. A tax is imposed on cigars, pipe tobacco
and other tobacco intended for smoking at the rate of 13% of the
wholesale sales price beginning October 1, 1989; 14% of the
wholesale sales price beginning January 1, 1991; and 16% of the
wholesale sales price beginning July 1, 1991.

 
Sec. 49. 36 MRSA §4641-H, as enacted by PL 1975, c. 572, §1 and
amended by P&SL 1975, c. 78, §21, is repealed.

 
Sec. 50. 36 MRSA §4641-I, as amended by PL 1981, c. 364, §61, is
repealed.

 
Sec. 51. 36 MRSA §5122, sub-§1, ¶N, as amended by PL 2005, c. 12, Pt.
P, §2 and affected by §10, is further amended to read:

 
N. With respect to property placed in service during the
taxable year, an amount equal to the net increase in
depreciation or expensing attributable to:

 
(1) For taxable years beginning on or after January 1,
2002 but prior to January 1, 2006, a 30% bonus
depreciation deduction claimed by the taxpayer pursuant
to Section 101 of the federal Job Creation and Worker
Assistance Act of 2002, Public Law 107-147 with respect
to property placed in service during the taxable year;


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