HB 247 - Cigarette Excise Tax Increase and Food Sales Tax Decrease - Mississippi Key Vote
James Markham, Jr. voted Yea (Passage With Amendment) on this Legislation.
Timeline
- Senate Bill Sent To Committee
- Feb. 20, 2007
- House Bill Passed
- Feb. 15, 2007
- Introduced
- Jan. 2, 2007
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Stage Details
Title: Cigarette Excise Tax Increase and Food Sales Tax Decrease
Vote Smart's Synopsis:
Vote to pass a bill that raises the tax on cigarettes and lowers the sales tax on food.
Highlights:
- Increases the tax on cigarettes from 18 cents per pack to $1.00 per pack (sec. 1). - Allocates $1.3 million per month to the Education Enhancement Fund and $325,738 per month to the School Ad Valorem Tax Reduction Fund from the funds raised by the cigarette tax (sec. 2). - Lowers the sales tax on food for human consumption from 5 percent to 3.5 percent (sec. 4).
Title: Cigarette Excise Tax Increase and Food Sales Tax Decrease
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