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Mobile mayor says city joined lawsuit over Alabamas internet sales tax, pledges to pursue lease options; South MacGregor reopening set for Dec. 11
Summary
Mayor Gottes announced Mobile has joined a lawsuit over Alabamas SSUT internet sales tax, saying the city may be losing about $34 million a year; he also described ongoing lease negotiations with the county and announced a Dec. 11 ribbon cutting for the $25 million South MacGregor Avenue project.
Mayor Gottes announced at the Mobile City Council meeting Tuesday that the city has joined a multijurisdictional lawsuit challenging Alabamas simplified sales/use tax (SSUT) program, saying the city is seeking to recover local sales tax revenue it believes is being diverted under the states current structure. "By our calculations, the city of Mobile is losing out around $34,000,000 a year under the current structure," he said.
Gottes described the lawsuit as part of a broader effort to "protect our schools, our roads, our citizens" and said…
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