Baxter
GOVERNMENT
Letter to SpartaLive
In August we will all have the opportunity to vote on Resolution 04-02-2024. It will appear on the August State and Federal Primary Election ballot. That resolution looks on the surface like just another tax hike. There’s more to the story, though. Because the sales tax rate for the County (9.25%) is lower than the City (9.75%), the City is able to keep a higher proportionate amount of the revenue generated. In other words, more of your spending goes to benefit the city than the county. Based on the past five years, this adds up to $79,400 per month that the City of Sparta is collecting and keeping. If the county sales tax rate is increased to equal the city’s, the city will be REQUIRED by law to split that money with the county (TCA Code 67 Chapter 6, Part 7). That’s around $40,000 per month that would go to fund county needs.
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