Senate committee approves one-cent sales take for five years

By Noah Bryant Ballard

BATON ROUGE – The Senate Revenue and Fiscal Affairs Committee Sunday approved and sent to the full chamber for consideration a House-approved one-cent increase in the Louisiana’s sales tax, but not before replacing an 18-month sunset clause with a five-year window more in line with what Gov. John Bel Edwards was seeking.

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