125th MAINE LEGISLATURE
LD 834 LR 1244(01)
An Act To Exempt Orthotics from Sales Tax
Preliminary Fiscal Impact Statement for Original Bill
Sponsor: Rep. Knight of Livermore Falls
Committee: Taxation
Fiscal Note Required: Yes
             
Preliminary Fiscal Impact Statement
Potential current biennium revenue decrease - General Fund
Potential current biennium revenue decrease - Other Special Revenue Funds
Fiscal Detail and Notes
Exempting all orthotics from sales tax may reduce revenues to the General Fund and may reduce revenue sharing.  Since widely different interpretations of the scope of the exemption could exist under the bill as written, no estimates of revenue impact are made at this time.