Senate President M. Teresa Paiva Weed has introduced legislation that would repeal the new 7 percent sales tax on sightseeing tours.
Tourism is a key industry in her home district of Aquidneck Island.
The Newport Democrat promised last fall to repeal the tax, despite approving the measure as part of the $7.7 billion 2012 budget adopted by lawmakers over the summer.
The Providence Journal reports ( http://bit.ly/yH35vM) that Paiva Weed called for the repeal after the tourism industry strongly objected to the tax that took effect Oct. 1.
