Creve Coeur Courted In Bid To Lobby State Lawmakers
The Mayor of Fenton is looking for support to change the existing sales tax sharing method in St. Louis County.
A new move to alter the way sales tax revenues in St. Louis County should be shared (or not) could be headed for debate in Jefferson City as state lawmakers reconvene in January. Here's how it is done, according to the St. Louis County website: A complex set of rules governs the distribution of the one percent local sales tax in St. Louis County. Some cities, designated point-of-sale or "A" cities, retain most of the sales tax revenues collected from businesses within their boundaries. These are cities that had had local sales taxes before the countywide levy was enacted. Other cities, designated pool or "B" cities, share revenues with others in the pool on a per capita basis. Unincorporated St. Louis County is part of the pool. …
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Scott Simon
10:54 am on Thursday, November 29, 2012
Creve Coeur is bold with LGBT ordinances, not so much about keeping our sales tax money in town. Bet our state rep won't lift a finger to fight for Creve Coeur on this, her party loves taking from the middle-to-upper class and entitling it to the hand-out crowd. more ›