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Decatur council votes 5-0 to back Tuscaloosa's challenge to Alabama's SSUT administration
Summary
The Decatur City Council unanimously approved a resolution expressing support for Tuscaloosa's lawsuit challenging how the Alabama Department of Revenue administers the Simplified Sellers Use Tax (SSUT), citing potential multimillion-dollar impacts on city and school revenues.
Decatur City Council approved a resolution 5-0 on a special call to express support for Tuscaloosa's litigation challenging the Alabama Department of Revenue's administration of the Simplified Sellers Use Tax (SSUT). The council said the issue has a filing deadline that required the extra meeting.
The resolution, substituted on the floor for a direct intervention, affirms that the current implementation of SSUT reduces local and school tax receipts and asks the city's revenue department and legal staff to share information with plaintiffs. Speaker 4 introduced the matter and noted the urgency; council members said…
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