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"As the Senate decides whether it wants to pass an online sales tax, residents and businesses in New England are torn on the pros and cons.The proposed tax would only apply to businesses that sell more than $1 million annually in online sales. The stores would have to give the tax money back to the states where their goods are delivered.New Hampshire is one of five states in the nation that does not pay sales tax.Portsmouth tourism manager Valerie Rochon said not having a sales tax is huge for New Hampshire\u2019s economy and helps boost their brick and mortar sales. The state would still be exempt in online sales if the Senate passes the tax. However, businesses that sell more than a million dollars online would have to have software to calculate how much to charge people, depending on the state they live in.Rochon said New Hampshire sales could improve if the tax goes through because more people would want to shop where they don\u2019t pay the tax.Maine does have a sales tax. Shoppers said they would be more likely to shop in New Hampshire, rather than online in order to avoid the tax."^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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