Title

"In the Lobby" piece on the recent passage of LD 1305, a tax bill that will redu

Authors

Lance Tapley

Source

Portland Phoenix

Date

7-1-2005

Pages

12

Abstract

"In the Lobby" piece on the recent passage of LD 1305, a tax bill that will reduce, and eventually eliminate, capital-gains state tax for forestlands held longer than 10 years. The bill was a lobbying priority for the forest industry, which will receive millions of dollars in benefits. With comments by Sen. Peter Mills, R-Somerset County; Rep. Patrick Flood, R-Winthrop; Alec Giffen, director of the Maine Forest Service; and Sen. Margaret Rotundo, D-Androscoggin.

Subjects

Bills, Legislative, Taxation

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