Montana imposed a tax on coal that ran as high as 30 percent of its value. The

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Montana imposed a tax on coal that ran as high as 30 percent of its value. The tax generated as much as 20 percent of all state revenues. Since over 90 percent of the coal was shipped to other states, the tax was mostly borne by non Montanans in higher utility prices. Was this tax constitutional? [Commonwealth Edison v. Montana, 453 U.S. 609 (1981)]

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The Legal Environment of Business

ISBN: 978-0538473996

11th Edition

Authors: Roger E Meiners, Al H. Ringleb, Frances L. Edwards

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