Brisbane Hotel Tax, Measure G (November 2009)
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A City of Brisbane Hotel Tax, Measure G ballot proposition was on the November 3, 2009 ballot in San Mateo County for voters in the City of Brisbane, where it was approved.
- Yes: 523 (64.6%)
- No: 287 (35.4%)
Measure G increases the City of Brisbane’s hotel tax from 10% to 12%. Any guest who stays at a hotel or similar establishment within the city borders of Brisbane will have to pay the tax.
If hotel occupancy rates in the city stay the same in Brisbane now that the taxes are higher, approximately $200,000 will be generated in tax revenues.
Supporters
Mayor Sepi Richardson, Mayor Pro Tem Clarke Conway, and Brisbane City Council members Michael G. Barnes and Cyril G. Bologoff signed the official ballot argument urging a "yes" vote on the higher tax.
Opponents
John P. Henry and Raymond Nowak of the Radisson Hotel Brisbane, Gina Merz and Manny Mateo of Homewood Suites Brisbane, and George Hawawini of the Mangiare and Xebec Restaurants in Brisbane signed the official ballot argument urging a "no" vote on the higher tax. They believe that hotel occupancy will decline in Brisbane if visitors have to pay a higher tax to stay in the city, and that this will result in an overall loss of tax revenues to the city at a time when the city is having a hard time balancing its budget.
Path to the ballot
The Brisbane City Council approved the tax increase, and putting the tax increase on the ballot. By state law, a minimum of 2/3rds of the City Council had to vote in favor of the tax increase before it could go on the ballot.
See also
External links
- Full text of Measure G
- Impartial analysis of Measure G
- Argument in favor of Measure G
- Argument against Measure G
- San Mateo local ballot measures, November 2009
- Measure G election results
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