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Tax-free NH. Well, not really…

 

Got Milk

 

If you got it, they’ll tax it…
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The following press release was issued yesterday afternoon by the NH House Republican Office. Can you imagine if this was the GOP that had decided to tax milk? I’ll bet the Dems and their comrades in the statewide newsmedia would have had a cow…

NH Democrats Continue to Milk Taxpayers
Legislature Passes New Tax on Milk

House  Democrats, by a vote of 207-131, today led the charge in passing SB 235, which assesses a 2.5 cent per gallon tax on milk sold or transferred for retail sale in this state."This is a new tax and just another assault on our working families," said Rep. Gene Chandler (R-Bartlett), "Furthermore, the Democrats have passed a regressive sales tax that will affect our neediest residents the greatest."

The revenue from this new tax would go to a dedicated fund to be used for the acquisition of agricultural land development rights.

"Republicans and Democrats, including the governor, campaigned on ‘no sales tax,’ but today  the Democrats went back on that campaign promise by passing this sales tax on milk–of all things," said Rep. Steve Stepanek (R-Amherst).

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Previously, during this session, the legislature has said no to taxes on soda, bottle water, junk food and premium beer.

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"We have already seen this Democrat-controlled legislature pass the first ever $10 billion dollar state budget, which raises taxes and fees $132 for every man, woman and child in this state.  Now, they choose to further burden taxpayers with a sales tax on milk. The people of this state just can’t afford to keep the Democrats in control in Concord," said Republican Leader Michael Whalley, R-Alton.

 

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