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[/FONT]The Senate on Monday approved legislation that would for the first time allow states to collect billions of dollars in online sales tax revenue from out-of-state purchases.The 69-27 vote is a major victory for retail groups and state governments, who for years have fought to close what they see as a loophole that allows as much as $23 billion in annual taxes from online sales to go uncollected.
“I’ve been saying it for the past 12 years,” lead sponsor Sen. Mike Enzi (R-Wyo.) said ahead of the vote. “This bill is about fairness, it’s about leveling the playing field for brick-and-mortar shops.”
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[FONT=arial, tahoma, sans-serif]Nice to see that Republicans Senators are getting behind "[/FONT][FONT=arial, tahoma, sans-serif]fairness[/FONT][FONT=arial, tahoma, sans-serif]".. But i applaud the passing of this bill it is only fair and just. [/FONT]