

2007 House Bill 5198: Impose new 6 percent tax on many services (House Roll Call 434)
Passed 56 to 53 in the House on September 30, 2007, to impose a 6 percent tax on a wide variety of services, including various personal services, and a number of services used primarily by businesses. Altogether the new tax will take some $750 million. Major components include a $230 million tax on business consultant services, $98 million on "office administration" services, and $50 million on janitorial services, to name just a few. More than half the revenue is from taxing business services. The bill is part of a package to avoid spending cuts in the Fiscal Year 2007-2008 budget; the other major tax increase is to raise the state income tax from 3.9 percent to 4.35 percent (House Bill 5194).
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The vote was 56 in favor, 53 against, and 1 not voting.
(House Roll Call 434 at House Journal 101)
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Impose new 6 percent tax on many services
IN FAVOR
HOUSE DEMOCRATS
HOUSE REPUBLICANS
none
AGAINST
HOUSE DEMOCRATS
| Corriveau (D) | Ebli (D) |
HOUSE REPUBLICANS
HOUSE LEGISLATORS WHO DID NOT VOTE
| Agema (R) |
HOUSE LEGISLATORS ALL VOTES
House Roll Call 434 on 2007 House Bill 5198
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