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John Bel Edwards proposal would push Louisiana's average sales tax rate to highest in the country
Source:
nola.com
- Jan 22, 2016
Louisiana would have the highest combined state and average local sales tax rate in the country if Gov. John Bel Edwards' proposed budget changes go through next month.
At 9.1 percent, Louisiana currently has the third highest sales tax rate, when the state and local sales tax levies are taken into account, according to The Tax Foundation. And Edwards has proposed adding another penny to the sales tax starting April 1, meaning the combined local and state sales tax would jump to an average of 10.1 percent.
No other state has a combined sales tax over 10 percent currently. Tennessee comes closest, with a 9.46 percent rate.
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