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Treasury would need new staff to run proposed vaping, digital-ad and internet-gaming taxes, subcommittee told
Summary
House Fiscal Agency briefed members that implementing the governor’s proposed tobacco/vaping, digital advertising and internet-gaming taxes would require multiple new Treasury staff: Kassen cited 17 FTEs tied to the tobacco/vaping proposal, five FTEs for a digital advertising tax, and four FTEs for internet gaming/sports-betting administration.
The House General Government Subcommittee was told that implementing several taxes proposed by the governor would require new tax-administration staff at the Department of Treasury.
Michael Kassen summarized the Treasury items in the governor’s budget recommendation. He said implementation of a proposed tobacco/vaping/non‑tobacco nicotine-products tax would be associated with 17 new FTEs and about $2.4 million in general‑fund costs. Kassen said…
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