Guest column: Senate Bill 37 harms quality of life, economic development

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Nate LaMar: Indiana counties with interstate highways should take advantage of food and beverage tax. He says Henry County receives an additional 1% tax on purchases made in restaurants at each of its exits. SB37 would phase-out by 2045 all current food and drink taxes across Indiana. LaMar served as Henry County Council president 2009-2019.

Published 3 months ago · Indianapolis, United States

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Guest column: Senate Bill 37 harms quality of life, economic development

Senate Bill 37 would force Indiana counties to give up one of the precious few economic development tools available at the county level — the food and beverage tax.

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Senate Bill 37 harms quality of life, quality of place, and economic development

by Nate LaMar Living in a county with an interstate highway running through it is both a blessing and a curse. My county is blessed with Interstate 70, which offers relatively easy commuting into metro Indianapolis. However, drug trafficking is anecdotally greater here than in counties without interstate highways. Indiana counties with interstate highways passing through should therefore take advantage of such highways in every way possible. One…

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