Desperate to avert layoffs to police officers, firefighters and other city workers, Phoenix City Council members today approved a 2 percent sales tax on grocery items that will generate tens of millions of dollars in new revenue for city services.
The food tax would sunset after five years.
The original budget proposal called for the elimination of 1,379 city positions, including nearly 500 layoffs to police officers and firefighters.
This is absurd...our government at work in Phoenix, Arizona :eek:
Is your city next
The food tax would sunset after five years.
The original budget proposal called for the elimination of 1,379 city positions, including nearly 500 layoffs to police officers and firefighters.
This is absurd...our government at work in Phoenix, Arizona :eek:
Is your city next
