Wesson said such a measure would generate $220 million for the city, which has faced a shortfall every year since the nation’s financial meltdown in 2008. A public opinion poll has already identified a citywide sales tax hike as a "viable" proposal in an election, Wesson said.
Los Angeles City Council President Suggests Sales Tax Hike
Determined to find a new solution to Los Angeles' budget crisis, City Councilman Herb Wesson said Tuesday he wants his colleagues to prepare a half-cent sales tax hike proposal for the ballot in the March municipal election.
Determined to find a new solution to Los Angeles' budget crisis, City Councilman Herb Wesson said Tuesday he wants his colleagues to prepare a half-cent sales tax hike proposal for the ballot in the March municipal election.
Wesson said such a measure would generate $220 million for the city, which has faced a shortfall every year since the nation’s financial meltdown in 2008. A public opinion poll has already identified a citywide sales tax hike as a "viable" proposal in an election, Wesson said.
Wesson said such a measure would generate $220 million for the city, which has faced a shortfall every year since the nation’s financial meltdown in 2008. A public opinion poll has already identified a citywide sales tax hike as a "viable" proposal in an election, Wesson said.
