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Malibu Utility Users Tax, Measure D (April 2008)
From Ballotpedia
A City of Malibu Utility Users Tax, Measure D ballot question was on the April 8, 2008 ballot for voters in the City of Malibu in Los Angeles County, California, where it was approved.
Measure D reduced Malibu's utility users tax (UUT) from 5% to 4.5% but extended the tax to cover a broader range of activities.
- Malibu has had a UUT since 1991.
- In 2008, the tax had been imposed on telephone customers in the City and collected on their telephone bills at a rate of 5% for seventeen years.
- The revenues from the telephone tax were approximately $1,036,000 in 2006-2007.
- The Malibu UUT, in 2008, was contributing about 4% of the city's general fund revenue.
Election results
| Measure D | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
 Yes | 1,565 | 63.6% | ||
| No | 895 | 36.4% | ||
- These final, certified, election results are from the Los Angeles County elections office.
Ballot question
The question on the ballot:
| Measure D: "Shall an Ordinance be adopted that 1) reduces the tax rate from 5% to 4.5%, 2) adds modern communication technologies to the activities taxed, 3) preserves the local telephone tax against changes in federal law, and 4) retains the existing exemptions for seniors?"[1] |
See also
- California Utility User Taxes
- California 2008 local ballot measures
- Local utility taxes in California
External links
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- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
