An Act To Reduce the Sales Tax on Business Energy

Sec. 1. 36 MRSA §1811, first ¶,  as amended by PL 2001, c. 439, Pt. TTTT, §2 and affected by §3, is further amended to read:

A tax is imposed on the value of all tangible personal property and taxable services sold at retail in this State. The rate of tax is 7% on the value of liquor sold in licensed establishments as defined in Title 28-A, section 2, subsection 15, in accordance with Title 28-A, chapter 43; 7% on the value of rental of living quarters in any hotel, rooming house or tourist or trailer camp; 10% on the value of rental for a period of less than one year of an automobile; 7% on the value of prepared food; 2.5% on the value of fuel and electricity sold to a business; and 5% on the value of all other tangible personal property and taxable services. Value is measured by the sale price, except as otherwise provided.

summary

This bill reduces to 2.5% the rate of sales tax imposed on electricity and fuel sold to a business.