Mississippi Legislature

2000 Regular Session

House Bill 906

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Title

Description: Sales tax; reduce rate on sales of certain food and revise certain diversions.

Bill Text: [Introduced]

History of Actions:

102/10/00(H)Referred To Ways and Means
203/29/00(H)Died In Committee

Background Information:

Effective dateJuly 1, 2000
DispositionDead
DeadlineRevenue/Appropriation
RevenueYes
3/5ths vote requiredYes

House Committee:

Principal Author: Snowden

Code Sections: A 027-0065-0017, A 027-0065-0075

Title: AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 27-65-17, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REDUCE THE SALES TAX RATE ON RETAIL SALES OF FOOD FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION NOT PURCHASED WITH FOOD STAMPS, BUT WHICH WOULD BE EXEMPT FROM SALES TAX IF SUCH FOOD WAS PURCHASED WITH FOOD STAMPS, TO 1.3%; TO AMEND SECTION 27-65-75, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT ALL OF THE SALES TAX COLLECTED ON SUCH RETAIL SALES OF FOOD WITHIN A MUNICIPALITY SHALL BE ALLOCATED FOR DISTRIBUTION AND PAID TO SUCH MUNICIPALITY; TO INCREASE THE AMOUNT OF THE SALES TAX DIVERSION TO THE SCHOOL AD VALOREM TAX REDUCTION FUND AND THE EDUCATION ENHANCEMENT FUND; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.


Information pertaining to this measure was last updated on 03/29/00 at 16:00.



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