In an interview Wednesday on WWRL - AM in New York City, Paterson repeated the session is necessary to close a $ 315 million mid-year budget deficit caused by larger - than - expected Medicaid rolls and the failure to
collect taxes on cigarettes sold on Indian reservations.
But it is unclear whether there are enough votes to approve the plan in the State Senate, where Republicans have threatened to vote against any emergency budget bill that includes tax increases and some Democrats oppose efforts to
collect taxes on cigarettes sold by the tribes.
And just weeks later, Governor Paterson signed a law instructing all Indian Nations to
collect taxes on cigarette sales to non-Indians.
Contrast that to his comment to radio host John Gambling on Aug. 13, as he discussed
collecting taxes on cigarettes sold on Indian land.
Not exact matches
Also, like former Gov. David Paterson, Cuomo is assuming the state will start
collecting sales
tax on cigarettes sold
on Indian land to non-Indian customers, which isn't something the tribes intend to let happen without a fight.
Cuomo also wants to impose a fee
on prescription opioid drugs and products related to electronic
cigarettes, and make a better effort to
collect sales
taxes on products purchased online.
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On collecting cigarette sales tax from Indian nations: Reports recently surfaced claiming Paterson planned to abandon efforts to collect sales tax on cigarettes sold on Native American reservation
On collecting cigarette sales
tax from Indian nations: Reports recently surfaced claiming Paterson planned to abandon efforts to
collect sales
tax on cigarettes sold on Native American reservation
on cigarettes sold
on Native American reservation
on Native American reservations.