Food Tax

While the public and state legislators want the unpopular Food Tax removed (which is very likely), it looks like there will be a compromised bill that will help make up the city coffers deficit which could hit our city hard and could have cut services if passed without the "hold harmless" portion. Check out Rep. Steve Urquart's blog here on the subject:

The House bill to remove the food tax was amended (to make up municipal and county governments' revenues, through a .13 increase on non-food items) and passed the House 57-17. It now moves to the Senate.

The House floor debate can be heard here. After it had been stated that the bill would cause a "shift" in taxes and that not enough money would be left to fund other wants and needs, I made the points that the bill did cause a shift -- moving money from government coffers to people's pockets -- and that, if there isn't enough money now to cut taxes, there will never be enough money.

We'll see how the Senate feels about the issue.