An Act to Include Taxes in Prices

WHB/8/4

Sponsored by Adaleigh Bitting, Brinley Rigsby of Loretto High School

This legislation was filed in the Economic and Community Development category

Presented as part of the YIG Volunteer 2024 conference

1 BE IT ENACTED BY THE TENNESSEE YMCA YOUTH IN GOVERNMENT:
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3 A resolution to mandate all taxes be included in the price of services in products as advertised on
4 the labels that the consumer sees in store.
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6 Section 1:
7 A: Prices Shown- Labels that have the prices companies seem fit for their products.
8 B: Grocery Tax- the amount of money added to the price you pay at the register.
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10 Section 2:
11 All companies affected by this resolution will have a time period of 120 business days for all the
12 labels already printed and distributed to stores.
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14 Section 3: This bill will require no financial responsibility to the state of Tennessee.
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16 Section 4: All laws or parts of laws in conflict with this are hereby repealed.
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18 Section 5: This act shall take effect January 1, 2025.
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