Bill Text | History of Actions | Background | Title |
Description: Sales tax; phase out on sales of certain food and increase diversion to municipalities from 18.5% to 26%.
Bill Text: [Introduced]
| 1 | 01/12/00 | (H) | Referred To Ways and Means | |
| 2 | 03/29/00 | (H) | Died In Committee |
| Effective date | July 1, 2000 | |
| Disposition | Dead | |
| Deadline | Revenue/Appropriation | |
| Revenue | Yes | |
| 3/5ths vote required | Yes |
House Committee:
Principal Author: Fleming
Code Sections: A 027-0065-0017, A 027-0065-0111, A 027-0065-0075
Title: AN ACT TO AMEND SECTIONS 27-65-17 AND 27-65-111, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PHASE OUT THE SALES TAX ON THE RETAIL SALES OF UNPREPARED FOOD FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION NOT PURCHASED WITH FOOD STAMPS BUT WHICH WOULD BE EXEMPT FROM SALES TAX IF THE UNPREPARED FOOD ITEMS WERE PURCHASED WITH FOOD STAMPS; TO AMEND SECTION 27-65-75, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO INCREASE FROM 18.5% TO 26% THE DIVERSION OF STATE SALES TAX REVENUE ALLOCATED FOR DISTRIBUTION TO ALL MUNICIPALITIES; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.
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