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SC Says No to Amazon.com: What Now?

28 April 2011

So wow. Color me completely shocked. Okay, not completely. But shocked. South Carolina legislators said no to Amazon.com’s bid for a sales tax exemption. And it was a big no. The vote wasn’t even close: 71 no votes to 47 yes votes. It was a pretty sound denial. The plan, as outlined a few days [...]

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SC Legislature Overrides Sanford Veto

13 May 2010

In a remarkable change, South Carolina has voted to increase its cigarette tax for the first time since 1977. Well, sort of for the first time. The legislature originally increased the cigarette tax earlier in the month. But it was subsequently vetoed by Governor Sanford (R-SC). Today, however, the legislature managed to override the veto, [...]

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Sanford Vetoes Cigarette Tax

12 May 2010

Well, one thing we know about Sanford (alrighty, two, if you count the whole cheating on his wife and lying about it bit) is that he keeps his word… to the legislature. The governor of South Carolina vetoed a bill yesterday that would have increased the cigarette tax in the state by 50 cents. The [...]

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Tug of War in SC Over Cigarette Tax

7 May 2010

Even with a projected $1 billion budget gap looming, there are some items in South Carolina that are apparently “off the table” when it comes to taxation. Chief among them? Cigarettes. South Carolina enjoys the lowest cigarette tax in the country at a paltry 7 cents per pack. Nope, that’s not a typo: 7 cents. [...]

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SC Offers Unique Black Friday Opp: Tax Free Guns!

24 November 2009

It’s nearly time to go shopping! On Friday, retailers will offer bargains on all kinds of holiday gifts just in time for the season. South Carolina is going one better: a sales tax holiday on Black Friday. For guns. And here I was planning on a plain ol’ Stig on a Rope. Yes, the Revenue [...]

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