June 20, 2009
Laconia Citizen
Campsites around the state are being considered as another possible source of revenue in the midst of a budget crisis. Legislators have proposed extending a tax on sites, a proposal that has local camp owners up in arms in a sagging economy.
A measure to expand the Rooms and Meals Tax to campsites is part of several provisions in a version of the state budget that passed the House and Senate in the early morning hours of Friday. The measure proposes increasing the Rooms and Meals Tax to nine percent as well as expanding it to include campsites as well, which currently are not taxed.