US EditionContra Costa supervisors move forward with plans to put 0.625% sales tax on June ballot
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Contra County is moving forward on a proposal that would increase sales tax to cover part of the federal government’s funding cuts. The tax would be 0.625%, which would take it in cities like Concord from 9.75 percent to more than 10.3%. This has caused concern among residents of the county. “Because of immigration measures our sales have been drastically reduced now increasing that tax will obviously impact our economy,” said Mario Franco, a Co…
Supes move forward with plans for new sales tax on June ballot
The Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors has moved forward with plans to put a new sales tax on the ballot for voters in the upcoming June election. The post Supes move forward with plans for new sales tax on June ballot appeared first on Danville San Ramon.
Contra Costa Takes Steps Towards Putting Sales Tax on Ballot
(Screenshot captured by Samantha Kennedy / The CC Pulse) By Samantha Kennedy As much as $151 million could be generated annually to counteract federal budget cuts after county supervisors took the first step toward putting a temporary sales tax on the June ballot. Contra Costa supervisors on Tuesday voted to have staff bring back an ordinance that would allow them to place a five-year 0.625% sales tax on the June ballot. The county also has to g…
Contra Costa supervisors move forward with plans to put 0.625% sales tax on June ballot
The Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors is moving forward with plans to put a new sales tax on the ballot for voters in the upcoming June election. The board at its meeting Tuesday directed county staff to create a measure that would propose a sales tax of five-eighths of a cent per dollar for five years in response to federal cuts passed by Congress last year. Contra Costa County Supervisor John Gioia speaks about the proposed sales tax m…
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