Highest sales tax rate does not faze Santa Barbara voters

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Highest sales tax rate does not faze Santa Barbara voters

By Robert Shutt / Friday, November 17th, 2017 / Comments Off on Highest sales tax rate does not faze Santa Barbara voters

Santa Barbara city leaders hope a one-cent sales tax increase approved by voters on Nov. 7 will generate revenue for infrastructure improvements without reducing retail sales volume. Voters in the city of Santa Barbara are betting that passing Measure C, a sales-tax rate increase that will bring the rate up from 7.75 percent to 8.75…

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