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Council hears staff explanation of proposed 10'cent per milliliter vapor-product tax ordinance
Summary
Council讨论ed an ordinance (34-047) mirroring a recently enacted state tax on vaping products; staff said the state'set 10'cent rate goes into effect Oct. 1, 2026, and municipalities must adopt an ordinance by Oct. 1, 2025 to collect the revenue locally rather than receive a population-based redistribution.
City staff briefed the Mobile City Council on an ordinance (34-047) that would levy a local excise tax and require business licenses for the sale of consumable vapor products within the city's corporate limits. Staff told the council the Alabama Legislature enacted a law requiring a 10'cent-per-milliliter tax on vaping products that takes effect Oct. 1, 2026, and that municipalities may adopt an equal or higher tax and collect the revenue locally if they do so by Oct. 1, 2025.
Scott, a city staff member, explained the rationale for the local ordinance: if the state collects the tax and redistributes it, the city…
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