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Sales taxes the focus in Louisiana's next special session

Source: https://sfchronicle.com/news/article/Sales-taxes-the-focus-in-Louisiana-s-next-special-12931227.php - May 21, 2018

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Gov. John Bel Edwards is backing a plan for the special session starting Tuesday that favors sales taxes to fill Louisiana's budget gap.

The Democratic governor is supporting renewal of up to half the 1 percent sales tax that expires in six weeks. He's also proposing to permanently get rid of some sales tax breaks and continue charging sales taxes on business utilities.

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