New Members
Our local small businesses operate at a significant 6.25% price disadvantage to out-of-state, online businesses, leading to fewer sales at brick-and-mortar establishments who contribute so much to our community. Our employers can’t fairly compete with online giants that don’t collect sales taxes and don’t have the same local presence in our communities. By circumventing sales tax collection on purchases, online merchants are able to undercut the total price of identical products and profit through an unfair advantage over local brick-and-mortar retailers.
With internet sales figures increasing by double digit percentages each year, a level sales tax playing field is vital to preserving our Massachusetts retailers’ ability to remain competitive. The time to act is now!
More information on the Main Street Fairness Coalition (including links to articles available) at https://www.retailersma.org/pages/1459_main_street_fairness_coalition.cfm
Date and Time
Friday Apr 27, 2012
8:00 AM - 9:30 AM EDT
Location
Fees/Admission
Breakfast concessions will be available for purchase, for those interested.
