COLLECTION OF THE 1 PERCENT meal and beverage tax in Rhode Island totaled $2.6 million in September. / BLOOMBERG FILE PHOTO/LUKE MACGREGOR
PROVIDENCE – Collection of the 1 percent meal and beverage tax in Rhode Island totaled $2.6 million in September, an increase of $212,521, or 9 percent, on the $2.4 million collected one year prior, the R.I. Department of Revenue announced Thursday. Providence was the municipality that saw the largest nominal increase year over year in…
