Advocacy

Maine Bill to Reduce Excise Taxes for Motor Vehicles Dies in Committee

By SEMA Washington, D.C., Staff

Maine
Legislation to reduce motor-vehicle excise tax mill rates by 10% each year beginning in 2018 until the rates reach half of the current rates in 2022 and subsequent years was not considered in committee and is essentially dead for the year.

Legislation to reduce motor-vehicle excise tax mill rates by 10% each year beginning in 2018 until the rates reach half of the current rates in 2022 and subsequent years was not considered in committee and is essentially dead for the year. Under the law, an excise tax is levied for the privilege of operating a motor vehicle or camper trailer on the public ways. 

For details, contact Steve McDonald at stevem@sema.org.