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Committee advances bill to let businesses seek late fuel tax refunds with small penalty
Summary
The Public Works and Highways committee voted to advance HB 14-85, which would let private entities apply for late refunds of the 18¢/gallon road-toll tax with a fee of 5% or $50 (whichever is greater) and a once-every-3-years limit on waivers; sponsor and a constituent described a court win that prompted the change.
The Public Works and Highways committee voted in executive session to pass House Bill 14-85, a measure that would allow private entities to seek late refunds of the state’s 18¢-per-gallon road-toll tax while imposing a modest penalty.
Representative Tom Corman, the bill’s sponsor, told the panel HB 14-85 is a constituent-driven fix to an unintended gap in RSA provisions that currently allow only political subdivisions to obtain a late-filing waiver. ‘‘This bill would open up the prospect of a late request, but with the…
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