Mixed public reaction at Springfield hearing on proposed payroll tax
At a public hearing on a proposed payroll tax ordinance, residents and business representatives split between concerns that the 0.1% proposal would burden workers and small employers and supporters who said higher rates or broader participation are needed to avoid cuts to library and city services.
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Finance Director Nathan Bell opened a first reading and public hearing on a proposed payroll tax ordinance that would set a 0.1% shared payroll tax, structured as a tenth of a percent paid by employers and a tenth by employees, and estimated to generate about $2.45 million in the first year.
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