COMBINED COLLECTIONS of the local 1% hotel and meal and beverage taxes in September rose 33% year over year in Rhode Island. / AP FILE PHOTO/DAVID J. PHILLIP
PROVIDENCE – Combined collections of the local 1% hotel and meal and beverage taxes in September rose 33% year over year, according to the R.I. Department of Revenue. Collection of the 1% meal and beverage tax totaled $3 million, a rise from $2.4 million in September 2020. The municipality with the largest collection of the…