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Article: Assisted-living, rental taxes proposed ; The governor's budget plan seeks revenues from residences for seniors and renters of vacation homes.
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- Portland Press Herald (Portland, ME)
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- February 13, 2005
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MARK PETERS Staff Writer
Portland Press Herald (Maine)
02-13-2005
Assisted-living, rental taxes proposed ; The governor's budget plan seeks revenues from residences for seniors and renters of vacation homes.
Byline: MARK PETERS Staff Writer
Edition: FINAL
Section: Maine & New England
Memo: PROPOSED NEW TAXES GOV. BALDACCI'S two-year $5.7 billion spending plan proposes two new taxes as part of a package of fee increases and tax changes. A 5 PERCENT tax would be levied on assisted-living centers that do not have Medicaid patients. The tax, which would likely be paid by the elderly residents, would net more than $10 million over the next two years, the state estimates. A 7 PERCENT sales tax ...