Michael Bowles
5:50 - 6:08
“what this ordinance aims to do is actually introduce a sales tax on top of already existing taxes, and there is no appetite for that in my opinion, and I don't think we should be spending time on this.”
- Speaker
- Michael Bowles
- Timestamp
- 5:50 – 6:08
- Community
- Alaska News
- Location
- Mat-Su Borough
- Captured at
From the transcript
Thank you, Madam Mayor. I disagree. Um, what this ordinance aims to do is actually introduce a sales tax on top of already existing taxes, and there is no appetite for that in my opinion, and I don't think we should be spending time on this. Thank you. Okay, so Assemblyperson McKee, go ahead.
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