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Committee debates higher-income tax proposals and possible revenue swaps for school construction
Summary
Members debated S.282 and related measures that would raise taxes on higher-income earners or swap revenue sources (short-term rental collections, sugary-beverage excise) to fund school construction or housing; committee requested revenue estimates, occupation/occupancy data and expert witnesses (CPAs, tax department, tourism stakeholders).
Committee members resumed discussion of tax proposals early in the meeting, focusing on S.282 — described in the transcript as an investment-style tax on higher-income earners — and related bills and proposals to redirect revenue to school construction or housing.
Speaker 1 characterized S.282 as modeled on the federal 3.8% net investment income tax and said revenue from the proposal would be dedicated to school construction. Speaker 1 asked committee staff to seek revenue estimates and to invite CPAs and tax-department witnesses to explain administration and collection…
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