State trying to tax hotels for `free' breakfasts
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Posted: 11:32 AM Mar 8, 2010
State trying to tax hotels for `free' breakfasts
The so-called complimentary breakfasts at many hotels in Tennessee have stirred the appetite of state revenue officials.
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- The so-called complimentary breakfasts at many hotels in Tennessee have stirred the appetite of state revenue officials.

The state wants to tax the lodging businesses for the food they offer as part of free breakfasts that are included in their room rate.

The budget-strapped state hopes to get an estimated $10 million for its coffers from the sweet rolls, coffee and such that hotel patrons enjoy at no charge from the Smoky Mountains to Graceland.

The proposal is pending in committees in the General Assembly. The tax would be the prevailing sales tax rate in the county involved -- up to 9 3/4 percent.

The Tennessee Hospitality Association, representing hotels, believes the plan is unfair.

(Copyright 2010 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)

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Posted by: Ray Location: Hamblen Co. on Mar 9, 2010 at 04:46 PM

Regardless how it's disguised, a tax is a tax, and the people of this state and country are fed up with their taxation,and all their other socialist laws. It's time we replaced ALL incuments (Democrats & Republicans)
Posted by: Hollis Location: Knoxville on Mar 8, 2010 at 01:14 PM

Why don't we just tax the restaurants for offering "free" bathroom tissue and soap in their rest rooms while we're at it? Some things are just beyond ridiculous. We've seen the government do nothing but damage free enterprise under the guise of making it better for "all" of us. So far, government interference has damaged the banking industry, car makers, and aiming now at ruining our healthcare -- might as well take a shot at the hotel industry too.
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