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Committee approves excise on imported betel nut and lime, lowers levy to $3 per pound
Summary
The committee adopted a floor amendment to House Local Bill 24-27 to establish an excise tax on imported betel (areca) nut and lime and reduced the central levy from $5 to $3 per pound; the measure allows local senatorial districts to impose additional amounts and directs most proceeds to health programs.
The House Standing Committee on Ways and Means approved a floor amendment and recommended a committee report on House Local Bill 24-27 to establish an excise tax on betel (areca) nut and lime imported into the Commonwealth.
Rep. Marissa R. Flores, the bill’s sponsor and floor leader, offered a floor amendment that narrowed the bill’s text to apply to betel nut and lime imported into the Commonwealth and…
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