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Saint Ann leaders advance ordinance to place local use tax on April ballot
Summary
The Board of Aldermen of Saint Ann advanced an ordinance at a work session to place a local use tax question on the April 8, 2025 ballot, asking voters whether purchases from out-of-state vendors should be taxed at the same rate as the city sales tax.
The Board of Aldermen of Saint Ann moved forward on an ordinance to submit a ballot measure asking city voters on April 8, 2025, whether to impose a local use tax on purchases from out-of-state vendors at the same rate as the city’s local sales tax.
Supporters at the meeting and during public comment said the local use tax would “level the playing field” between brick-and-mortar retailers and online sellers who currently remit most use taxes to the state rather than to cities. One speaker said the change “ensures that businesses that are selling things to, Saint Ann, within the boundary of Saint Ann, pay the same, sales taxes as our businesses are required to,” and argued that local retailers are under pressure from online competition.
Why it matters: City officials and residents said revenue from local sales taxes funds parks and capital projects that could shrink if retail declines. A…
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