Opinion from Laurie Roberts: A push is on at the Legislature to eliminate the city food tax in Arizona. Unfortunately, there is no push on by our leaders to consider what that will ultimately cost us.
is this year’s entry in the annual legislative pilgrimage to butt in and boss around the cities – our state leaders having already taken care of pressing state matters like protecting the state’s dwindling water supply and ensuring that kids will be able to finish out the school year., who proposed eliminating the tax on food last year during her unsuccessful run for governor.
Meanwhile, the tax revenue that funds a large portion of the budgets in 70 cities and towns across the state – the lion’s share of which pays for first responders – would be gone. But hey, no worries. Biasiucci says the cities are about to see a bump next year in their share of state income tax collections, from 15% to 18%.
You should, Rep. Grantham. And you can, by grabbing some of that hefty state surplus and sending it to cities and towns to cover their losses as a result of your decision to cut their taxes. Legislative budget analysts estimate a $182.9 million hit to city/town budgets in the coming year, should the food tax go away.
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