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Items included in $150 million sales tax expansion

Items included in $150 million sales tax expansion

Admissions and amusements

  • Pinball and other mechanical amusements
  • Coin operated video games

Agricultural services

  • Landscaping services (including lawn care)

Automotive services

  • Repair labor on motor vehicles
  • Non-repair auto services, i.e. painting & lube
  • Parking lots & garages

Business services

  • Interior design and decorating

Computer/online services

  • Internet Service Providers

Construction/fabrication/repair

  • Custom meat slaughtering, cutting and wrapping

Finance, insurance and real estate

  • Investment counseling
  • Real estate management fees (rental agents)
  • Real estate title abstract services

Leases and rental services

  • Limousine service (with driver)
  • Chartered flights (with pilot)

Personal services

  • Laundry & dry cleaning services, coin-op and non-coin-op
  • Swimming pool cleaning & maintenance
  • Income from funeral services
  • Fishing and hunting guide services
  • Massage services
  • Dating services
  • Barber shops and beauty parlors
  • Debt counseling
  • Bail bond fees
  • Personal instruction (dance, golf, tennis, etc.)
  • Tax return preparation

Storage

  • Automotive storage
  • Marina service (docking, storage, cleaning, repair)
  • Fur storage
  • Mini-storage
  • Household goods storage

Transportation services

  • Income from intrastate transportation of persons
  • Income from taxi operations
  • Local transit (intra-city) buses

Utility services – Residential

  • Interstate telephone & telegraph

Other

  • Meals provided to students and campers at a flat rate
  • Merchandise trade-ins
  • Motor vehicle / motorboat trade-ins
  • Nebraska Lottery
  • Newspapers
  • Tele-floral deliveries ordered in other states

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Items included in $150 million sales tax expansion

Items included in $150 million sales tax expansion Admissions and amusements Pinball and other mechanical amusements Coin operated video games Agricultural services Landscaping services (including lawn care) Automotive services Repair labor on motor vehicles Non-repair auto services, i.e. painting & lube Parking lots & garages Business services Interior design and