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Delegate Spiegel urges local option for on‑site food and beverage surcharge under A&A tax
Summary
House Bill 9‑97 would allow local governments to add an on‑site food and beverage surcharge under the existing Amusement & Admissions tax (A&A) up to 3%. Delegate Ryan Spiegel told the Ways and Means Committee the measure is an enabling local revenue tool he said could raise as much as $75 million for Baltimore City.
Delegate Ryan Spiegel (sponsor) described House Bill 9‑97 to the Ways and Means Committee as a modify‑and‑enable bill that would allow counties and municipalities to adopt a surcharge on food and beverages consumed on site under the A&A (amusement and admissions) tax up to a maximum of 3 percent.
Spiegel said the change is aimed at giving local governments additional options to raise revenue as state costs shift to localities. He emphasized the bill is enabling only: local leaders would decide whether to adopt the surcharge and would be accountable to residents and businesses. He and his staff presented…
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