LD1641

Municipalities in Maine can impose a local option sales tax of up to 0.5% on goods and services through a municipal referendum.

This bill amends the Maine Revised Statutes to allow municipalities to implement a local option sales tax of up to 0.5% on the sale of any goods or services that are taxable at the state level. The tax can only be imposed through a municipal referendum held on the first Tuesday in November. The referendum must specify how the revenue from the tax will be used. The tax applies on a year-round basis.