Tax relief legislation proposed

Thursday, December 3, 2009

CONCORD – With the New Hampshire House of Representatives set to return for another session in January, Representative Robert Rowe, who represents the towns of Amherst and Milford, has submitted legislation that would bring some relief to the taxpayers of the State. Rep. Rowe is sponsoring a bill that would reduce the motor vehicle registration fee increases and sir-charges passed into law last session; legislation that raised fees by as much as $25.00 per vehicle.

“The motor vehicle fee increases for registration and vanity plates are creating a hardship for many of our citizens and businesses who can least afford it. The result in many cases is self defeating since many residents have chosen not to register a vehicle while some businesses have chosen to register vehicles out of state.”

His bill would also repeal legislation that doubles fees charged to New Hampshire businesses by the Department of Environmental Services. “Before increasing administrative fees, the State should first look to enacting department efficiencies,” said Rowe. “Small business is the backbone of the New Hampshire economy and during a down economic turn, fee and tax increases should never be an option,” he concluded.

Representative Rowe is the Republican Leader in the House Judiciary Committee and is serving his seventh term in the New Hampshire House. His bill will be debated by the Legislature during the 2010 session.