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City of Richmond Utility Users Tax, Measure B (February 2008)
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A City of Richmond Utility Users Tax, Measure B ballot question was on the February 5, 2008 ballot for voters in the City of Richmond in Contra Costa County, California, where it was approved.
Measure B reduced the rate of the City of Richmond's Telecommunications Users' Tax from 10% to 9.5%, while simultaneously extending the services/utilities to which the tax applies to a broader range of activities. The overall net impact was to increase tax revenues to the city.
Election results
| Measure B | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
 Yes | 16,081 | 73.98% | ||
| No | 5,657 | 26.02% | ||
- These final, certified, election results are from the Contra Costa County elections office.
Ballot question
The question on the ballot:
| Measure B: "Shall an ordinance be adopted to reduce the rate of the City of Richmond's Telecommunications Users' Tax from 10% to 9.5%, and to revise the method for calculating and collecting the Telecommunications and Video Users' Tax to reflect technological advances and changes in state and federal law?"[1] |
See also
External links
- Contra Costa February 5 election results
- Text of ballot measure
- February 2008 local revenue measures
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- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
