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San Luis council hears state legislative update amid concerns over $4 million food‑tax proposal
Summary
City staff told the City Council that a proposed state bill to exclude groceries from local food taxes could cut San Luis' budget by about $4 million; staff and the Arizona League of Cities and Towns are tracking several bills on municipal finance, zoning and sales tax allocation.
At its February meeting, San Luis city staff briefed the City Council on several bills moving through the Arizona Legislature that city leaders say could reduce local revenue and constrain municipal authority.
Armando Partha of the city’s economic development department told the council the proposal to remove local food-tax collection on groceries taken home ‘‘would be a $4,000,000 budget cut’’ for San Luis. He said the proposal would deliver roughly $4 in tax reduction per $100 of groceries for individual…
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