Taxes

Small business and tourism are the economic engines that create new jobs in this City. We cannot continue to raise taxes on small businesses or our tourist industry or there will be no small businesses to tax, conventions in our hotels or tourists on our streets.

• AN ALTERNATIVE TO OUR CURRENT TAX STRUCTURE, AND THE OVER-BURDENSOME CHANGE BEING PROPOSED BY THE BOARD, IMPLEMENTING A TRUE PROGRESSIVE BUSINESS TAX, A NET RECEIPTS TAX. 
• INCREASES TO PROPERTY TRANSFER TAXES ON PROPERTIES OVER $5 MILLION
• MARGINAL INCREASES TO THE CURRENT VEHICLE LICENSING FEE

• ADDING A NEW COMMERCIAL RENT TAX TO OUR CURRENT PAYROLL TAX
• INCREASING THE CURRENT HOTEL TAX THREATENING THE TOURIST INDUSTRY
• ADDING ADDITONAL BURDENS ON SMALL BUSINESSES BY IMPOSING A NEW TAX ON ALCHOHOL
• CREATING A CONGESTION PRICING TAX THAT ADDS COSTS TO BUSINESSES AND THREATENS TOURISM