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Columbus voters face income tax hike vote
Taxes - specifically tax hikes - may be a taboo and toxic subject at the Statehouse but just two blocks away officials at Columbus City Hall have decided to risk proposing a tax increase.
Mayor Michael Coleman and other city officials announced on Monday, April 27, that they’ll ask voters in November to approve increasing the city’s 2 percent income tax by .5 percent in an August election.
“In order to grow our economy and fight for jobs, we must have a safe and clean city with strong neighborhoods,” Coleman said in a press release. “If citizens support our three-point plan for jobs, reform and revenue, we can maintain our quality of life for years to come.”
The city council is to vote on May 11 to authorize putting the issue on the ballot.
The press release said most of the .5 percent increase would be paid by commuters who work in the city. For a Columbus household earning $40,000 a year, the increase would be less than $17 a month, the release said.
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