Official:Amending Chapter 19-1200 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Parking Tax," by establishing a rate of taxation on parking transactions for fiscal year 2009 and thereafter.
Sponsor: Council President Verna
Introduced: February 14, 2008
Signed: May 22, 2008
: Committee of the Whole
Status: Signed into Law, step 4 of 4
This bill increases the parking tax rate in Philadelphia from 15% to 20% starting July 1, 2008, for all parking transactions.
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