Maryland Gov. Wes Moore said he will not sign off on a ‘broad’ business service tax; sugary drink tax is dead

BALTIMORE – Gov. Wes Moore said Monday afternoon that the current version of a bill creating a “broad” new tax on business-to-business services will not be in the state’s final budget for fiscal year 2026.

“A broad [business] to [business] tax will not happen in the state of Maryland,” Moore said in Annapolis Monday.

Senate Minority Leader Steve Hershey, a Republican representing the Eastern Shore, said that it was “good” to hear the governor come out and “forcefully” say that the proposed 2.5% tax on business-to-business services would not move forward, but added that more detail is necessary before he can fully support Moore’s position…

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