News May 10, 2016 at 1:34 pm

Mayor Charlie Hales' Business Tax Hike Appears Dead. Will A Construction Tax Take Its Place?

Dirk VanderHart
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Hales is clearly working towards solving his invented "Housing Crisis" by discouraging new construction... yeah.
Chunty McHutchence on May 10, 2016 at 5:24 PM Report this
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The tax would be on commercial/industrial construction, not residential construction, so it's not (additional) taxes on housing construction. (Not saying it's good or bad, just noting.)
Sok on May 11, 2016 at 10:51 AM Report this

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