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Board rejects tax commission recommendation to propose 0.4% earned-income-tax increase
Summary
The board voted 3–5 against accepting the tax commission's recommendation to place a proposed 0.4 percentage-point increase in the earned-income tax before voters.
The board voted down a proposal to accept the tax commission's recommendation to place an earned-income-tax referendum before voters. The motion failed on a voice roll call, 3 in favor and 5 opposed.
Supporters of sending the recommendation to voters argued the commission's estimate — that a 0.4 percentage-point increase in the earned-income tax could generate roughly $3,000,000 in gross revenue under current figures — created an opportunity for…
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