The Maine Event
Water Extraction Tax
Season 4 Episode 30 | 28m 47sVideo has Closed Captions
Legislature considers taxing water extracted from Maine and sold as bottled water.
The Maine Legislature considers a bill taxing bottled water at $0.12 per gallon if the water is extracted from Maine. Revenues would go to broadband internet expansion and post-secondary education grants. Representative Lori Gramlich (D-Old Orchard) and Mark Dubois, Natural Resource Manager, Nestle Waters discuss the issue with co-hosts Roger Katz and Democratic State Senator Erin Herbig.
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The Maine Event
Water Extraction Tax
Season 4 Episode 30 | 28m 47sVideo has Closed Captions
The Maine Legislature considers a bill taxing bottled water at $0.12 per gallon if the water is extracted from Maine. Revenues would go to broadband internet expansion and post-secondary education grants. Representative Lori Gramlich (D-Old Orchard) and Mark Dubois, Natural Resource Manager, Nestle Waters discuss the issue with co-hosts Roger Katz and Democratic State Senator Erin Herbig.
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