Tax Increase Part of San Antonio’s $4.4B Draft Budget

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San Antonio pitches 3.9% property tax increase as budget worsens

City staff proposes raising fees on everything from Alamodome parking to trash carts and missing library books to balance the budget.San Antonio pitches 3.9% property tax increase as budget woes worsen was first posted on August 13, 2026 at 9:00 am.©2021 "San Antonio Report". Use of this feed is for personal non-commercial use only. If you are not reading this article in your feed reader, then the site is guilty of copyright infringement. Please…

Tax increase part of San Antonio’s $4.4B draft budget

San Antonio will consider its first property tax increase in 34 years as part of a plan to close a $158 million budget deficit over the next two years.The 3.9% proposed increase to the tax rate is lower than the city had previously discussed, but a vocal minority of council has shown it’s already dead set against the idea.Tens of millions of dollars and more than 100 city jobs were also on the chopping block in the city’s $4.4 billion FY 2027 bu…

San Antonio pitches 3.9% property tax increase as budget woes worsen

City staff proposes raising fees on everything from Alamodome parking to trash carts and missing library books to balance the budget.