March 17th, 2025 by WCBC Radio

It is one of the busiest days in the Maryland General Assembly – Crossover Day is today – that means any bill that a chamber would like to see passed must be voted over to the other chamber for consideration. One bill with a large amount of attention is the Business Services Tax, adding 2.5% surcharge for different services. While doubtful it gets out of the house, House Minority Leader Jason Buckel says it is a bad deal for the state…

   

“This bill, quite frankly, will create tremendous negative, adverse consequences for Marylanders. For job creators, for employees, it will ultimately be passed down to consumers and will sort of reverberate throughout our economy.”