{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"The News Journal","provider_url":"https:\/\/qa.thenewsjournal.net","title":"Bill aims to change KY restaurant tax &ndash; The News Journal","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"9YDFWDfB8v\"><a href=\"https:\/\/qa.thenewsjournal.net\/bill-aims-change-ky-restaurant-tax\/\">Bill aims to change KY restaurant tax<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/qa.thenewsjournal.net\/bill-aims-change-ky-restaurant-tax\/embed\/#?secret=9YDFWDfB8v\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Bill aims to change KY restaurant tax&#8221; &#8212; The News Journal\" data-secret=\"9YDFWDfB8v\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\/* <![CDATA[ *\/\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/* ]]> *\/\n<\/script>\n","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/qa.thenewsjournal.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Jared-Carpenter.jpg","thumbnail_width":100,"thumbnail_height":151,"description":"A bill to modernize Kentucky\u2019s restaurant tax has been introduced in the Kentucky Senate. Senate Bill 166, sponsored by Senator Jared Carpenter (R-Berea), will eliminate the current tax restaurant owners pay on their gross receipts or net profits if cities elect to tax the purchasing of food by customers. \u201cThis is a great help to both restaurants and cities across the Commonwealth,\u201d said Jonathan Steiner, executive director\/CEO of the Kentucky League of Cities. \u201cSwitching to a consumption-based model rather than taxing productivity is fairer and more efficient. This puts money back into the pockets of the people who own the local restaurant while also allowing reinvestment in the community.\u201d Under current law, in those smaller cities authorized to enact the tax, the proceeds are turned over to non-elected tourism commissions for promotion of tourist activities. \u201cThis bill makes every city eligible for the restaurant tax and allows the city to use the money to build, operate and maintain infrastructure for tourism, recreation and economic development purposes that will in fact attract more visitors to their cities and create more jobs and opportunities,\u201d said Roddy Harrison, KLC President and Mayor of Williamsburg. The tax is limited to a maximum of 3%: meaning a $10 lunch check would generate a .30 cent tax. It is optional for cities and is a local choice. \u201cKentucky also borders seven states and is within an easy day\u2019s drive of major urban centers,\u201d said Harrison. \u201cKentucky receives many visitors who enjoy our natural resources, our Bourbon Trail, our horse racing and more. It makes sense for those visitors to help us sustain and improve our tourism and recreational infrastructure.\u201d"}