Ahead of special session, Neb. Gov. Pillen provides ‘statement of principles’

LINCOLN, Neb. (KCAU) — Just days before Nebraska state lawmakers return to Lincoln for a special session, Governor Jim Pillen has issued a “statement of principles.”

Pillen’s office says these principles are how he will approach the debate on reforming the sales tax exemptions in the state.

“I think these principles will help provide clarity and structure to what we need to consider when it comes to that long list of exemptions that are in play,” Gov. Pillen said in a statement.

His office provided the following list of principles:

• No sales tax on food
• No sales tax on medicines used for human treatment
• No taxing services or goods provided through nonprofits
• No sales tax on [agriculture] inputs or manufacturing materials (defined as physical economic resources used to create goods to be sold to an end user)
• No sales tax on services or items that are exempt in all other states
• No sales tax on services or items that are exempt in all surrounding states
• No double taxation

The special session is set to start on Thursday in the state capitol building.

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