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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Jack Brook

Sweeping tax overhaul in Louisiana hits snag on sales tax expansion

House Tax Reform Bill Stalled - (© 2023 The Advocate)

Louisiana lawmakers on Thursday postponed a vote on a key bill in Gov. Jeff Landry's sweeping and complex tax reform package.

Most of Landry's proposed bills, granting approximately $2 billion in income and corporate tax cuts, have moved smoothly through the House of Representatives during the state's third special legislative session of the year. But lawmakers have raised more resistance to a sales tax on dozens of services such as lawnmowing, getting tattoos and using coin-operated laundry machines.

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