US EditionLawmakers in GOP-led Nebraska advance bill to raise sales tax
- Nebraska lawmakers passed a major tax reform bill after hours of debate.
- The bill involves a three-pronged approach, focusing on property, income, and sales tax balance.
- Legislative Bills 388 and 1331 aim to bring transformative property tax reform, resulting in an average 32% property tax cut.
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Lawmakers in GOP-led Nebraska advance bill to raise sales tax
By MARGERY A. BECK Associated Press LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Nebraska lawmakers have advanced a bill that would raise the state’s sales tax by 1 cent to 6.5% on every taxable dollar spent. That would make it among the highest in the country. The bill would raise the state’s current 5.5% sales tax and expanding it to include more services. It would also add new taxes to candy and soda pop and would tax hemp and CBD products at 100%. It has drawn crit…
Lawmakers in GOP-led Nebraska debate bill to raise sales tax
By MARGERY A. BECK Associated Press LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Nebraska lawmakers are debating a bill that would raise the state’s sales tax by 1 cent to 6.5% on every taxable dollar spent. That would make it among the highest in the country. The bill would raise the state’s current 5.5% sales tax and expanding it to include more services. It would also add new taxes to candy and soda pop and would tax hemp and CBD products at 100%. It has drawn criti…
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Lawmakers in GOP-led Nebraska advance bill to raise sales tax
Nebraska lawmakers have advanced a bill that would raise the state’s sales tax by 1 cent to 6.5% on every taxable dollar spent. That would make it among the highest
Jim Pillen: Nebraska lawmakers against my property tax plan are for a tax increase
Nebraskans pay too much in property taxes and deserve "transformational and sustainable property tax reform" from the Nebraska Legislature, Gov. Jim Pillen writes in an opinion column.
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