Post by Logan on Feb 12, 2016 17:15:07 GMT -6
LINCOLN — A proposal to increase cigarette taxes to provide property tax relief met with skepticism from some members of the Revenue Committee on Thursday.
State Sen. Jim Smith of Papillion criticized Legislative Bill 1013 for raising one tax to cut another one, calling the idea a tax shift.
Another colleague questioned why smokers should pay so that all property taxpayers get a break.
“We are putting a huge burden on a small segment of the population,” said Sen. Jim Scheer of Norfolk.
Read more: www.omaha.com/news/legislature/senator-calls-tobacco-tax-hike-proposal-a-tax-shift/article_e2bfbf5f-8e68-57f1-936c-194c23f771cb.html
State Sen. Jim Smith of Papillion criticized Legislative Bill 1013 for raising one tax to cut another one, calling the idea a tax shift.
Another colleague questioned why smokers should pay so that all property taxpayers get a break.
“We are putting a huge burden on a small segment of the population,” said Sen. Jim Scheer of Norfolk.
Read more: www.omaha.com/news/legislature/senator-calls-tobacco-tax-hike-proposal-a-tax-shift/article_e2bfbf5f-8e68-57f1-936c-194c23f771cb.html