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City Income Tax?

Started by Chicken Little, June 29, 2006, 09:54:56 AM

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from zee Tulsa World:

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New city revenue streams urged

Tulsa should consider keeping part of the county's property taxes, a planning expert tells city leaders.


The city should consider supplementing its unreliable sales taxes with property taxes and income earning taxes, a planning expert said Wednesday.  

"There are only so many choices" when looking for municipal revenue streams, said Richard Ward, founder of Development Strategies in St. Louis, Mo.

Sales, property and income earning taxes are the choices he said most cities rely on, with many using a combination of the three...


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