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The Greenhouses & Farms Bill
Tax break for greenhouses and farms sparks debate
Taxation; Energy use in commercial greenhouses, pivot irrigation systems, and poultry houses, exempt from utility gross receipts and utility service use tax
Bad for everyday people ·
If passed, farms and greenhouse owners would pay no utility tax, lowering their costs but reducing state revenue.
Our take
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The bill would shift tax money from growers to the state budget, so everyday people might face higher taxes or cutbacks while growers enjoy cheaper energy bills and may ask for more favors.
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The facts
What the bill actually says, no spin.
- Exempts utility gross receipts tax for commercial greenhouses.
- Exempts utility service use tax for pivot irrigation systems.
- Exempts utility service use tax for poultry houses.
- Would reduce state tax revenue from these operations.
- Bill is currently engrossed in the Alabama House.
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