Budget Amendment ID: FY2015-S4-16

OTH 16

Reducing the Sales Tax to 5%

Messrs. Tarr, Hedlund, Ross and Humason moved that the proposed new text be amended moved that the bill be amended by inserting, after section__, the following new section:-

“SECTION__.  (a) Section 2 of Chapter 64H of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2012 Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking the figure “6.25 per cent” and replacing it with the following figure:- “5 per cent”.

(b) Section 2 of Chapter 64I of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2012 Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking the figure “6.25 per cent” and replacing it with the following figure:- “5 per cent”.