GOV. DANIEL J. MCKEE has proposed cutting the state's 7% sales tax to 6.85%, but not everybody's excited by the idea. / COURTESY GOV. DANIEL J. MCKEE'S OFFICE
Gov. Daniel J. McKee's proposal to cut the state's sales tax from 7% to 6.85% is getting a tepid reception from policy analysts and others who say the economic benefits would be minuscule, but some in the business community assert that it's at least a step in the right direction. McKee floated the tax cut…
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Makes more sense to cut the personal income rather than the sales tax. People aren’t moving out of RI because of the sales tax.