No on Measure P
The following is the ballot pamphlet argument against the proposed half-cent sales tax increase in Antioch.
Vote NO to increasing Antioch sales tax beyond the current record levels.
The tax dollars would NOT be dedicated to police services and public safety, the number one priority among citizens, but go to the general fund. The tax would not add police but “hopefully” allow a break even next year. It will NOT solve the crisis.
The proposed oversight is not binding and cannot legally be modified at a later time.
While all Californians have seen many increases in service fees and taxes, Antioch leaders have:
- Raised water rates a total of 60 percent
- Raised sewer rates a total of 30 percent
- Allowed garbage rates to climb 26 percent this year.
Logic and history tells us a local sales tax would negatively impact Antioch businesses and still not produce the income projected. It’s wrong to ask for more tax dollars at a time when so many families and businesses are struggling financially.
Economic development, business retention, reducing the city business permit process, constant budget reviews, pension reforms and contracting out more city services will help solve our fiscal crisis.
Vote NO to this tax increase. It is the wrong solution at the wrong time.
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