A group of Maryland business groups is launching a campaign Tuesday to persuade state lawmakers to nix a pioneering tax on digital ads.

The coalition, which calls itself Marylanders for Tax Fairness, describe the tax as a poorly timed initiative that would ultimately hurt small businesses that advertise online.

The coalition includes the Maryland Chamber of Commerce, the state’s chapter of the National Federation of Independent Business, the Maryland Retailers Association, and the Maryland,-Delaware-D.C. Press Association.

The Washington Post is a member of the association. The owners of The Post and other news organizations opposed the tax because they believed it would apply to smaller news publishers that rely on digital ads.

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