Florida Vending Operators Help Defeat Bottled Water Sales Tax
May 18, 2011
Florida Senate Bill S78 that would have added a 6 percent
sales tax to bottled water recently died in the Florida state
senate, according to Mary Lou Monaghan, senior manager
of government affairs at the National Automatic
Merchandising Association.
Florida Senate Bill S78 that would have added a 6 percent sales tax to bottled water recently died in the Florida state senate, according to Mary Lou Monaghan, senior manager of government affairs at the National Automatic Merchandising Association. "Again a united effort has defeated a bottled water tax in Florida," Monaghan wrote in an email sent to members of the Automatic Merchandising Association of Florida. "As a result of the response to the 'Florida – Stop the New Water Tax Action Alert,' 272 emails were generated to members of the Florida state senate and state house through www.namavoice.org. AMAF has become a united association and a strong driving force in Florida. A big congratulations and thank you to everyone who got involved."
