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January 7, 2008

Bill amending cigarette, food taxes in doubt for new year

The Clarion-Ledger, 1/6/8 Passing a law this year that would lower grocery taxes and increase cigarette taxes appears doubtful after two years of legislative debate and gubernatorial opposition – despite the bill’s bipartisan support and popularity among voters. Some legislators who pushed a bill that would halve the 7 percent grocery tax and raise the…