Vote No on Ontario’s Measure H Sales Tax Increase

• Ontario’s Measure H would raise the city’s sales tax by 0.5 percentage points, from 8.75% to 9.25%, on top of a prior 1% city sales tax increase approved four years earlier.
• Because it is a general tax, it would need only a simple majority to pass and the revenue would go into the city’s general fund rather than being legally restricted to the listed spending priorities.
• The measure is projected to generate about $32.5 million annually until voters end it.
• The city’s own financial report says rising pension costs, medical benefits, and labor expenses are putting pressure on revenues, suggesting the new tax would largely help cover employee pay and benefits.

Source: dailybulletin.com

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