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Call to Action: Don't Increase Local Sales Taxes

  

Author:
Dick Lavine /(512) 320-0222 x 101

May 16, 2007

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SB 407 by Eltife would permit cities and counties to levy an additional 1/4% sales tax each to offset property taxes. This would bring the new maximum tax rate to 8 3/4%, the 13th highest state-local combined rate in the nation. Call or e-mail your representative RIGHT NOW and tell them that Texas relies too heavily on regressive sales taxes and to VOTE NO ON SB 407.