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Senate budget removes certain sales tax exemptions to offset $1.1 billion income tax cut
by Ohio.news on Jun 23, 2025
The Senate’s version of Ohio’s two-year operating budget, introduced mid‑June 2025, would eliminate several longstanding sales-tax exemptions. Key targets include: • Printed newspapers are exempt but will soon be taxed at 5.75%. • Jukebox songs – music played in jukeboxes would be newly taxable. • Newspaper inserts and related printing materials/machinery – exemptions on flyers, catalogs, and printing production machinery would also be removed. These changes are intended to generate additional revenue for the state—Senate Republicans estimate they could offset part of a $1.1 billion proposed income-tax cut. Proponents argue these modifications broaden the tax base and help fund tax relief...
