Governor O’Malley signs new tax on alcohol
Posted: 05/19/2011
ANNAPOLIS, Md. - Gov. Martin O'Malley has signed legislation that will raise Maryland's sales tax on alcohol by 50 percent in July.
O'Malley signed the bill Thursday in Annapolis. The sales tax on alcohol will rise from 6 percent to 9 percent.
The tax is estimated to raise about $85 million a year. About $15 million will go toward easing a waiting list for the
developmentally disabled. Next year only, about $47 million will be used to help pay for school construction costs.
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