Eastern Shore lawmakers have remained busy as amendments related to economic competitiveness move through the Maryland General Assembly.
This week, three fiscal bills supported by Del. Wayne Hartman (R-38C) were heard.
Tourism bill
House Bill 1281, Economic Development—Tourism Zones—Designation and Benefits, was heard by the Ways and Means Committee on Feb. 29.
The legislation would give municipalities and counties the authority to declare tourism sectors and create tax exemptions from admission fees for businesses that engage in vacation-related activities, such as amusement parks, in the designated areas.
The proposed tourism act would also allow local zones to give property tax credits to qualifying enterprises, incentivizing businesses to open up or expand in the selected spot. Hartman said the bill has faced zero opposition and is supported by the Maryland Tourism Coalition.
Yeah, let’s raise taxes on cigarettes and liquor. Every time that has happened in the last 30 years tax receipts have declined. There’s a lot of adjoining states with lower taxes and it doesn’t take a long time to drive there. But the liberals on the Western Shore never learn.
Damn donkeys, tax and spend more. STOP the spending on pork. You keep increasing taxes on cigs where only 25% actually smoke tobacco. Hello??? Does that make true sense? Take 1/4 of a population and tax them. Pick something that everyone uses (to include out of towners) like gasoline. Then every mder and visitors pay. Alcohol too? There is a reason almost most mders go to other states for alcohol and cigs…. wake up donkeys! Hell most of you are corrupt eventually. How the shit rises to the top then lets all of us down. Lets tax cigs and alcohol. The lack of common sense. At least Oh Pally tried the rain tax. Bwahahahhaaha
Wes you will not get Moore from me! Putz