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Committee debates sales-tax cut in 'Affordability Act' as staff warn of multi‑million-dollar revenue loss
Summary
Finance staff told the committee a quarter‑point sales-tax reduction would cost roughly $3.08 million in total sales-tax revenue (county share ~$1.8M; municipal share ~$1.27M); legislators warned the proposal is premature without state/federal budget context and sought clarity on how municipalities would be held harmless.
Finance staff briefed the Administrative Services Committee on a referred measure described as the ‘‘Affordability Act of 2026’’ that contemplates lowering the county sales-tax rate. The staff presentation included a scenario showing a 0.25 percentage-point reduction would…
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