The Advocate: From business owners to Girl Scouts, Louisiana about to feel pinch from higher taxes starting Friday

“For a worker who earns between $19,000 and $37,000 a year, he or she will pay an average of $210 more in sales tax dollars for a 1 percent sales tax increase, according to the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy. For someone who earns between $103,000 and $209,000 a year, the average tax change will be $567.”

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