Businesses, education advocates clash in Annapolis over Maryland sales tax proposal

More than 100 business owners and advocates implored Maryland lawmakers to reject a proposal to expand the state sales tax to services, saying it would have a crippling effect on the local economy. House Bill 1628, sponsored by Del. Eric Leudtke, would lower the state sales tax from 6% to 5% while expanding it to most services. He argues the proposal would make Maryland’s taxes more fair while also providing billions of dollars for public education reforms. The measure would provide Maryland with…

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