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Providence, RI - With Rhode Island’s taxpayers and economic outlook in mind, House Republicans will submit an amendment to the FY20 budget to preserve the promised reduction of the Rhode Island sales tax from 7% to 6.5%. The amendment restores all stricken language that specified a reduction of the sales tax upon the expansion of revenues through online taxed items. This occurred when online sales were added to the tax base. Republicans have been calling for the promised sales tax reduction throughout this legislative session.
House Republicans Win Long Fight To Keep RI Phone Customer E911 Fees In Restricted Account6/18/2019
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Providence, RI - House Republicans continue the fight for good government in Rhode Island, and just scored a big win for the taxpayer in the proposed FY20 budget: the establishment of restricted receipts accounts for E911 surcharge fees on phone bills. A longtime Republican initiative, this year’s bill H5374 codified restricted receipt accounts. This bill was sponsored by Representatives Jack Lyle, Michael Chippendale, David Place, Robert Quattrocchi, George Nardone. Sherry Roberts, Justin Price, Brian C Newberry, and Leader Blake A. Filippi. To comply with federal requirements, the surcharges on phone bills will be split into two separate charges, one to support E911 operations and another for funding other public safety needs. Both will go into restricted receipt accounts.
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State Representative George A. Nardone
Rhode Island is stuck and it is becoming harder to retain our resident tax base, let alone maintain and grow programs and services in our stagnant economy. It is time for the .5% sales tax cut that was promised by our legislators in 2011 to be enacted. A ruling last year by the Supreme Court in South Dakota v Wayfair allowing states to impose internet taxes, and the broadening of the line item in the Rhode Island sales tax to include Internet, remote seller and other products and services, has effectively triggered the retrofit as intended in the original legislation. I have submitted House Bill 5854, along with my colleagues Minority Leader Blake A. Filippi and Representative Sherry Roberts, to clarify the language intended in the legislation and spur this much needed relief in our FY20 budget.
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