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LISTEN: Sales Tax Elimination- Cost?

Tuesday, February 26, 2013

 

Just how much money would Rhode Island stand to lose if it repealed its sales tax?

That’s the fundamental question surrounding a proposal by Representative Jan Malik to repeal the state’s seven-percent tax, a tax that was designed to be temporary not only when it was introduced in the 1970s but also when it was increased to its current rate in the 1990s.

Andrew Gobeil and Tracy Minkin discuss.

 

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