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Benton City pauses consideration of pull-tab tax increase after business owners urge caution
Summary
Council members agreed to reschedule an ordinance that would raise the city\'s pull-tab (gambling) tax after owners of the town\'s primary pull-tab operation urged a phased approach, saying they began remitting tax voluntarily after prior non‑enforcement and that a sudden change would hurt their small business.
At the April 1 meeting, Benton City Council discussed Ordinance 1073, a proposal to change the city\'s pull-tab tax structure (options raised included 10% of net or 5% of gross under state-authorized limits). After a lengthy public exchange with the owners of the town\'s primary pull-tab operation, the council agreed to reschedule the ordinance to allow staff and council to meet with the owners and analyze net-versus-gross options.
Owners who identified themselves as the operators of the local pull-tab business told the council they voluntarily started remitting the tax after previous non-enforcement and argued a…
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